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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1817, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1817 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Marion (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Visitor, Margaret (born 1843 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Visitor, Rebecca (born 1847 in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Marion

Lightbody

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lightbody

Step Daughter
Female

Margaret

Roger

Visitor
Female

Rebecca

Roger

Visitor
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

64

1817

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

-

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Lightbody

Step Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lightbody

Step Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Roger

Visitor

-

38

1843

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Roger

Visitor

-

34

1847

East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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