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Household of Samuel Thomson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Thomson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 9 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thomson, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Visitor, George Thomson, born in 1838 in Ireland.


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Samuel Thomson's household

Male

Samuel

Thomson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Ellen

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Visitor

Married

43

1838

Ireland

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