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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1835, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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 1835 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1843 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1866 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1876 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie J (born 1879 in Orkney, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Aunt, Barbara Annal, born in 1807 in Orkney, Scotland.
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Robert Thomson's household
Robert
Thomson
Head
Catherine
Thomson
Wife
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Robert
Thomson
Son
Sinclair
Thomson
Son
Jessie J
Thomson
Daughter
William
Thomson
Son
Barbara
Annal
Aunt
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 46 |
| Birth year | 1835 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thomson | Head | Married | 46 | 1835 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thomson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 15 | 1866 | Orkney, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Sinclair | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jessie J | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Annal | Aunt | Unmarried | 74 | 1807 | Orkney, Scotland |
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