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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1820 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1845 in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Son, Charles (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Son, Peter (born 1869 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Alexander (born 1857 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1817 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Laing

Step Son
Male

Peter

Laing

Step Son
Female

Mary

Laing

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Sister
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

61

1820

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles

Laing

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Laing

Step Son

-

12

1869

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Laing

Step Daughter

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Visitor

Unmarried

24

1857

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

64

1817

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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