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Household of William Thomson (born 1834, Ayrshire)

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 1834 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1864 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1880 in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Step Son, John (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William's Step Son, Dickson (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Step Son, James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Caldwell

Step Son
Male

Dickson

Caldwell

Step Son
Male

James

Caldwell

Step Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Caldwell

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dickson

Caldwell

Step Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Caldwell

Step Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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