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Household of Peter Thomson (born 1807, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thomson, born in 1807 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 3 members. Peter was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Margaret, born 1843 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Son-In-Law, James Foster, born in 1843 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Thomson's household

Male

Peter

Thomson

Head
Male

James

Foster

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Foster

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Peter

Thomson

Head

Widower

74

1807

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

James

Foster

Son-In-Law

Married

38

1843

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Foster

Daughter

Married

38

1843

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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