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Household of Thomas Thomson (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wiston & Roberton, 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.

Thomas Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thomson, born in 1856 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1858 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie, born 1881 in Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Walter (born 1853 in Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Barbara (born 1865 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Thomson's household

Male

Thomas

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Starke

Servant
Female

Margaret

Colthart

Servant
Female

Barbara

McMillan

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thomson

Head

Married

25

1856

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wiston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Starke

Servant

Married

28

1853

Dunsyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Colthart

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara

McMillan

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

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