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Household of William Thomson (born 1823, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1823 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1826 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Granddaughter, Alice (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Grandson, Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Alice

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

58

1823

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Grandson

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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