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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1825, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1825 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1881 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Step Daughter, Mary A (born 1863 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert's Step Son, John (born 1866 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Robert Thomson's household
Robert
Thomson
Head
Eliza
Thomson
Wife
Thomas
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Archibald
Thomson
Son
Mary A
Gray
Step Daughter
John
Gray
Step Son
John
Steven
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 56 |
| Birth year | 1825 |
| Birth place | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Thomson | Head | Married | 56 | 1825 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
Eliza | Thomson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Ireland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Mary A | Gray | Step Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Gray | Step Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Steven | Boarder | Married | 31 | 1850 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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