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Household of William Thomson (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1829 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1858 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1866 in Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabell (born 1862 in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, John (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabell

Wright

Servant
Male

John

Tough

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

52

1829

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabell

Wright

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Tough

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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