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Household of William Thomson (born 1821, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1821 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; William (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hope A (born 1863 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David C (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Minnie (born 1870 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's -, Mary A Q P Marshall, born in 1844 in Pathhead, Fife, Scotland.


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Hope A

Thomson

Son
Male

David C

Thomson

Son
Female

Minnie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary A Q P

Marshall

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First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Widower

60

1821

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hope A

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David C

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Minnie

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A Q P

Marshall

-

Unmarried

37

1844

Pathhead, Fife, Scotland

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