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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Shotts, 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 1857 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1855 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1880 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1869 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Niece, Margaret (born 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Kelly

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

McCane

Niece
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Shotts, 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

24

1857

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kelly

Sister-In-Law

-

12

1869

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McCane

Niece

-

8

1873

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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