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Household of William Thomson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1851 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Susanna Thomson, born in 1852 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1870 in Ireland), Christina (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William W (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Lodger, Henry (born 1817 in Ireland) and William's Lodger, Thomas (born 1855 in Ireland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Susanna

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William W

Thomson

Son
Male

Henry

Hunter

Lodger
Male

Thomas

Chalmers

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Susanna

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ireland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William W

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Hunter

Lodger

Married

64

1817

Ireland

Thomas

Chalmers

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

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