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Household of William Thomson (born 1857)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 1857 in Aberdeen, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1856 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1878 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Hugh Ross, born in 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Ross

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Aberdeen

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

24

1857

Aberdeen

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

25

1856

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Hugh

Ross

Boarder

Widower

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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