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Household of William Thomson (born 1842, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, 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 Thomson and 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1842 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1839 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1878 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Sister-In-Law, Barbara Thomson, born in 1832 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Margaret
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Son
Barbara
Thomson
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland | |
Barbara | Thomson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 49 | 1832 | South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland |
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