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Household of Peter Thomson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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.

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 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1836 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Shillford, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Shillford, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Caroline (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Caroline (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Peter Thomson's household

Male

Peter

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Caroline

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Shillford, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Shillford, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Caroline

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Caroline

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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