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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1793, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stonehouse, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1793 in Avondale, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Matthew was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Matthew (born 1821 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1841 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1835 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Servant, Marion Whitelaw, born in 1866 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Male

Matthew

Thomson

Son
Male

Archibald

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Whitelaw

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 88
Birth year 1793
Birth place Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Widower

88

1793

Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thomson

Son

Widower

60

1821

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

40

1841

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

-

46

1835

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Whitelaw

Servant

-

15

1866

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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