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Household of Mitchell Thomson (born 1847, Clackmannanshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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.

Mitchell Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Mitchell Thomson, born in 1847 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, consisted of 7 members. Mitchell was the head of the household, married to Eliza Lamb Thomson, born in 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; William L M, born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Mitchell's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1830 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mitchell's Servant, Helen (born 1853 in Ireland), Mitchell's Servant, Jane H (born 1859 in United States) and Mitchell's Servant, Mary (born 1855 in Blackburn, Berwickshire, Scotland).


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Mitchell Thomson's household

Male

Mitchell

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza Lamb

Thomson

Wife
Male

William L M

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Sim

Servant
Female

Helen

Benson

Servant
Female

Jane H

Brown

Servant
Female

Mary

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) Mitchell
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Mitchell

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Eliza Lamb

Thomson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William L M

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sim

Servant

Unmarried

51

1830

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Benson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

Jane H

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

United States

Mary

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Blackburn, Berwickshire, Scotland

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