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Household of John Thomson (born 1837, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, 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.
John Thomson and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1837 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1846 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jeanie Dewar (born 1872 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew Mccracken (born 1875 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1877 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Leslie (born 1879 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Herbert (born 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Janet Rigg (born 1863 in Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Isabella Dewar (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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John Thomson's household
John
Thomson
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
Jeanie Dewar
Thomson
Daughter
John
Thomson
Son
Andrew Mccracken
Thomson
Son
Alfred
Thomson
Son
Leslie
Thomson
Son
Herbert
Thomson
Son
Ellen
Caldwell
Servant
Janet Rigg
Rafferty
Servant
Isabella Dewar
Walker
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Thomson | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie Dewar | Thomson | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Andrew Mccracken | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Alfred | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Leslie | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Herbert | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Caldwell | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Janet Rigg | Rafferty | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Hurlford, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Isabella Dewar | Walker | Visitor | - | 15 | 1866 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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