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Household of William A Thomson (born 1834, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

William A Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William A Thomson, born in 1834 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. William A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1840 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie R (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Marion M (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William A's Servant, Jessie A F (born 1855 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and William A's Servant, Grace (born 1831 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William A Thomson's household

Male

William A

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie R

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Marion M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie A F

Macrae

Servant
Female

Grace

Fraser

Servant
First name(s) William A
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William A

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie R

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion M

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie A F

Macrae

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Invernessshire, Scotland

Grace

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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