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Household of William Thomson (born 1847, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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 1847 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Agness (born 1843 in West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland), William's Nephew, James (born 1870 in -), William's Niece, Isabella (born 1872 in -), William's Servant, Jessie (born 1864 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, William (born 1865 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Agness

Moffat

Sister
Male

James

Moffat

Nephew
Female

Isabella

Moffat

Niece
Female

Jessie

Harvie

Servant
Female

Mary

Hamilton

Servant
Male

William

Fleming

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

34

1847

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Agness

Moffat

Sister

Married

38

1843

West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Moffat

Nephew

-

11

1870

-

Isabella

Moffat

Niece

-

9

1872

-

Jessie

Harvie

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Fleming

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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