James Thomson
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Household of William Thomson (born 1837, Fife)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 1837 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Alice Thomson, born in 1839 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1868 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Annie (born 1873 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Elizabeth Foster, born in 1863 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Alice
Thomson
Wife
Andrew
Thomson
Son
Robert
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
Annie
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Foster
Servant
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Alice | Thomson | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thomson | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Annie | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Foster | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Wemyss, Fife, Scotland |
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