David Thomson
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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.
Robert Thomson and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1828 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1828 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Elisabeth (born 1865 in Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1868 in Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Francis (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father, Thomas (born 1782 in Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, Alexander (born 1860 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Robert Thomson's household
Robert
Thomson
Head
Margaret
Thomson
Wife
Elisabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Francis
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Father
Alexander
Brockie
Lodger
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 53 |
| Birth year | 1828 |
| Birth place | Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thomson | Head | Married | 53 | 1828 | Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Wife | Married | 53 | 1828 | Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Elisabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Fala, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Francis | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Father | Widower | 99 | 1782 | Aberlady, East Lothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Brockie | Lodger | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Fala, Midlothian, Scotland |
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