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Household of William Thomson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thomson, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John (born 1869 in Ireland), Robert J (born 1873 in Ireland), Eliza M (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1878 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, John (born 1847 in Ireland) and William's Boarder, William J (born 1853 in Ireland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert J

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza M

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Boarder
Male

William J

Kelly

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary A

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ireland

John

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Ireland

Robert J

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Ireland

Eliza M

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Ireland

John

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

34

1847

Ireland

William J

Kelly

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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