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Household of William Thomson (born 1839, Sutherland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, Renfrewshire, 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 1839 in Golspie, Sutherland, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1843 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1867 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen Josephine (born 1870 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie Margaret (born 1872 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas Smillie (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Quarrelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
Ellen Josephine
Thomson
Daughter
Annie Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas Smillie
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 42 |
| Birth year | 1839 |
| Birth place | Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 42 | 1839 | Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ellen Josephine | Thomson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Annie Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas Smillie | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Quarrelton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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