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Household of William Thomson (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alvah, Banffshire, 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 Thomson and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1833 in Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1836 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elspet (born 1856 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1859 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1866 in Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Banffshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1874 in Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Banffshire, Scotland) and Maria (born 1879 in Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Alexander (born 1881 in Banffshire, Scotland).
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Jane
Thomson
Wife
Elspet
Thomson
Daughter
Mary Ann
Thomson
Daughter
Helen
Thomson
Daughter
Robert
Thomson
Son
Charlotte
Thomson
Daughter
Jessie
Thomson
Daughter
Maria
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Grandson
Alexander
Gill
Grandson
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elspet | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Charlotte | Thomson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Maria | Thomson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Grandson | - | 3 | 1878 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Gill | Grandson | - | 0 | 1881 | Banffshire, Scotland |
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