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Household of William Thomson (born 1836)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1836 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth (born 1860 in Ireland), Harriet (born 1862 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Ireland), Anne (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Visitor, Ann McArthur, born in 1845 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Ann
Thomson
Wife
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Harriet
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Anne
Thomson
Daughter
Samuel
Thomson
Son
William
Thomson
Son
Ann
McArthur
Visitor
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Ireland | |
Ann | Thomson | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Ireland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Widow | 21 | 1860 | Ireland | |
Harriet | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Ireland | |
Anne | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Samuel | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Ann | McArthur | Visitor | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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