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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1839 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1844 in Ireland. They had 7 children; James (born 1868 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Dugald (born 1870 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1881 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1858 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son-In-Law, John (born 1859 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Dugald

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Stevenson

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Stevenson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Stevenson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ireland

James

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dugald

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stevenson

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stevenson

Daughter

Married

23

1858

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stevenson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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