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Household of Spencer Thomson (born 1817, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, England

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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.

Spencer Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Spencer Thomson, born in 1817 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Spencer was the head of the household, married to Frances Thomson, born in 1817 in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England. They had 2 children; Frances M (born 1844 in Haunton, Staffordshire, England) and Edith A (born 1849 in Haunton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Spencer's Servant, Maria (born 1856 in Walkhampton, Devon, England) and Spencer's Servant, Emma (born 1860 in Liskeard, Cornwall, England).


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Spencer Thomson's household

Male

Spencer

Thomson

Head
Female

Frances

Thomson

Wife
Female

Frances M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Rowe

Servant
Female

Emma

Oliver

Servant
First name(s) Spencer
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 64
Birth year 1817
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Spencer

Thomson

Head

Married

64

1817

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances

Thomson

Wife

Married

64

1817

Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Frances M

Thomson

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Haunton, Staffordshire, England

Edith A

Thomson

Daughter

Single

32

1849

Haunton, Staffordshire, England

Maria

Rowe

Servant

Single

25

1856

Walkhampton, Devon, England

Emma

Oliver

Servant

Single

21

1860

Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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