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Household of William Thomson (born 1823)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1823 in , consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; David (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Brother-In-Law, James Thomson, born in 1829 in Ireland.


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Widower

58

1823

Ireland

David

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Brother-In-Law

Widower

52

1829

Ireland

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