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Household of Jessie Thomson (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Jessie Thomson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jessie Thomson, born in 1844 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Jessie was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Jessie's Lodger, William L (born 1858 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jessie's Lodger, William W (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Jessie's Lodger, David B (born 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Jessie Thomson's household

Female

Jessie

Thomson

Head
Male

William L

Scott

Lodger
Male

William W

Brown

Lodger
Male

David B

Laidlaw

Lodger
First name(s) Jessie
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Jessie

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

37

1844

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William L

Scott

Lodger

Unmarried

23

1858

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William W

Brown

Lodger

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

David B

Laidlaw

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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