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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1824 in Forteviot, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1834 in Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1857 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland), Thomas S (born 1863 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland) and David (born 1871 in Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Isabella G (born 1865 in Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Helen (born 1863 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas S

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella G

Thomson

Niece
Female

Helen

Deuchars

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

57

1824

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Kinrossshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas S

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Forteviot, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella G

Thomson

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilspindie, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Deuchars

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

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