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Household of Thomas J Thomson (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas J Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas J Thomson, born in 1839 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas J was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1841 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William C (born 1867 in England), Margaret H (born 1868 in England), Andrew (born 1873 in England) and Jessie J (born 1879 in England).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas J's Sister, Margaret J (born 1851 in Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas J's Mother-In-Law, Jessie (born 1816 in Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Thomas J Thomson's household

Male

Thomas J

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

William C

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret H

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Sister
Female

Jessie

Carruthers

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Thomas J
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas J

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William C

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

England

Margaret H

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

England

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

England

Jessie J

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

England

Margaret J

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Carruthers

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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