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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1832, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nesting, Shetland, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1832 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Willa Thomson, born in 1841 in Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1865 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robina (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Hugh T (born 1871 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Williamina T (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John W (born 1881 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Mary Thomson, born in 1821 in Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
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Robert Thomson's household
Robert
Thomson
Head
Willa
Thomson
Wife
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Robina
Thomson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Hugh T
Thomson
Son
Williamina T
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
John W
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thomson | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Willa | Thomson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Detling, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robina | Thomson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Hugh T | Thomson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Williamina T | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John W | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 60 | 1821 | Lunnasting, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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