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Household of Richard Thomson (born 1808, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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.
Richard Thomson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomson, born in 1808 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1826 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Richard (born 1845 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1870 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Granddaughter, Margaret Thomson, born in 1880 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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Richard Thomson's household
Richard
Thomson
Head
Elizabeth
Thomson
Wife
Richard
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Thomson | Head | Married | 73 | 1808 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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