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Household of William Thomson (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; William (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agness (born 1850 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Agnes (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
William
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Agness
Thomson
Daughter
William
Brown
Grandson
Agnes
Brown
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Widower | 66 | 1815 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agness | Thomson | Daughter | Married | 31 | 1850 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Brown | Grandson | - | 8 | 1873 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Agnes | Brown | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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