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Household of William Thomson (born 1816)
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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Abigail Thomson, born in 1818 in Ireland. They had 3 children; George (born 1853 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Adopted Daughter, Christina Brown, born in 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
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William Thomson's household
William
Thomson
Head
Abigail
Thomson
Wife
George
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
Christina
Brown
Adopted Daughter
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Thomson | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Ireland | |
Abigail | Thomson | Wife | Married | 63 | 1818 | Ireland | |
George | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Brown | Adopted Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
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