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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1838 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1838 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1865 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1874 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Matthew

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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