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Household of Peter Thomson (born 1837, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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.
Peter Thomson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thomson, born in 1837 in Dull, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Duncan (born 1870 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Nicholas (born 1872 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Wife's Son, John (born 1866 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Peter's Servant, Catherine (born 1837 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
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Peter Thomson's household
Peter
Thomson
Head
Duncan
Thomson
Son
Nicholas
Thomson
Daughter
Janet
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
John
Maxwell
Wife's Son
Catherine
Patrick
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Dull, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter | Thomson | Head | Widower | 44 | 1837 | Dull, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Duncan | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Nicholas | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
John | Maxwell | Wife's Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Patrick | Servant | Unmarried | 44 | 1837 | Markinch, Fife, Scotland |
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