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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Matthew Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1827 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lillias (born 1865 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John W (born 1874 in Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Lillias

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John W

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Widower

54

1827

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John W

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Coatdyke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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