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Household of William R Thomson (born 1844, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 R Thomson and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Thomson, born in 1844 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 6 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Marjory L Thomson, born in 1844 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), May (born 1876 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Christina M (born 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William R's Servant, Mary Rowland, born in 1862 in Orkney, Scotland.
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William R Thomson's household
William R
Thomson
Head
Marjory L
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Son
May
Thomson
Daughter
Christina M
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Rowland
Servant
| First name(s) | William R |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William R | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Marjory L | Thomson | Wife | Married | 37 | 1844 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Christina M | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Stromness, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Rowland | Servant | - | 19 | 1862 | Orkney, Scotland |
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