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Household of Samuel Thomson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Samuel Thomson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thomson, born in 1840 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thomson, born in 1839 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Barbara, born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Maggie McDonald, born in 1808 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Thomson's household

Male

Samuel

Thomson

Head
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

McDonald

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

McDonald

Mother-In-Law

Widow

73

1808

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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