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Household of William Thompson (born 1840, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, 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 Thompson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1840 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thompson, born in 1840 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1867 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1868 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1879 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1881 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Mary McIntosh, born in 1848 in Elgin, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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William Thompson's household
William
Thompson
Head
Isabella
Thompson
Wife
John
Lunsden
Son
George
Lunsden
Son
William
Lunsden
Son
Robert
Thompson
Son
Janet
Thompson
Daughter
Agnes
Thompson
Daughter
Mary
McIntosh
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thompson | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Isabella | Thompson | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
John | Lunsden | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
George | Lunsden | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
William | Lunsden | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Thompson | Son | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Agnes | Thompson | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McIntosh | Boarder | Married | 33 | 1848 | Elgin, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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