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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1805, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1805 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1812 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen D (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary J (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Visitor, Isabella (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jessie (born 1852 in Corpach, Invernessshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Joan (born 1854 in -) and Robert's Servant, Christina (born 1858 in Tobermory, Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Ellen D

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Turnbull

Visitor
Female

Jessie

McPherson

Servant
Female

Joan

McLeod

Servant
Female

Christina

McPhail

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

76

1805

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

69

1812

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen D

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Turnbull

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Corpach, Invernessshire, Scotland

Joan

McLeod

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

-

Christina

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Tobermory, Argyllshire, Scotland

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