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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1842, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 1842 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Williamina Thomson, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister-In-Law, Rebecca (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Sister-In-Law, Jessie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Williamina

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Alex

Thomson

Son
Female

Rebecca

Smith

Sister-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Smith

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Williamina

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rebecca

Smith

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Smith

Sister-In-Law

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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