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Household of Thomas Thomson (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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 Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thomson, born in 1841 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1847 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane B (born 1874 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), James A (born 1876 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas G (born 1878 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Aunt, Agnes (born 1807 in Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Wilhelmina (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Thomson's household

Male

Thomas

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane B

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James A

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas G

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Grant

Aunt
Female

Wilhelmina

Landell

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane B

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

James A

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas G

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Grant

Aunt

Unmarried

74

1807

Coldingham, Berwickshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Landell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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