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THOMSON

Thomson in the 1881 census

Top Counties

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Lanarkshire

8375

0.8864

6.6341

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

4462

1.1401

8.5328

Fife

3001

1.7353

12.9871

Aberdeenshire

2898

1.0711

8.0163

Forfarshire (Angus)

2119

0.7829

5.8596

Ayrshire

1842

0.8425

6.3054

Renfrewshire

1546

0.6829

5.1107

London

1183

0.0405

0.3030

Lancashire

1050

0.0303

0.2267

Perthshire

1029

0.7848

5.8734

Stirlingshire

990

0.9188

6.8765

Dumfriesshire

813

1.2598

9.4285

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian)

784

2.0261

15.1636

Dunbartonshire

636

0.8101

6.0631

Banffshire

635

1.0479

7.8424

Roxburghshire

613

1.1584

8.6699

Kirkcudbrightshire

562

1.3289

9.9458

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian)

482

1.0956

8.1996

Orkney

481

1.4966

11.2006

Zetland (Shetland)

425

1.4245

10.6608

Surrey

415

0.0292

0.2182

Argyll

407

0.5005

3.7456

Wigtownshire

352

0.9074

6.7913

Kincardineshire

347

0.9754

7.3000

Yorkshire

344

0.0119

0.0889

Clackmannanshire

328

1.3595

10.1744

Selkirkshire

322

1.2183

9.1180

Elginshire (Morayshire)

306

0.6741

5.0452

Kent

228

0.0229

0.1712

Berwickshire

189

0.5342

3.9983

Peeblesshire

177

1.2881

9.6404

Ross-shire (Ross and Cromarty)

174

0.2169

1.6232

Caithness

163

0.4075

3.0499

Cheshire

154

0.0239

0.1787

County Durham

146

0.0168

0.1257

Northumberland

144

0.0331

0.2479

Buteshire

122

0.6892

5.1582

Staffordshire

118

0.0120

0.0896

Essex

109

0.0189

0.1415

Cumberland

103

0.0410

0.3065

Hampshire

99

0.0165

0.1237

Warwickshire

93

0.0126

0.0945

Kinross-shire

90

1.2187

9.1208

Derbyshire

83

0.0181

0.1358

Sussex

76

0.0154

0.1155

Leicestershire

74

0.0228

0.1710

Gloucestershire

68

0.0119

0.0888

Inverness-shire

64

0.0734

0.5490

Devon

45

0.0074

0.0554

Nottinghamshire

43

0.0109

0.0817

Bedfordshire

42

0.0278

0.2078

Northamptonshire

42

0.0153

0.1144

Worcestershire

41

0.0107

0.0804

Lincolnshire

40

0.0086

0.0641

Isle of Man

36

0.0664

0.4966

Westmorland

35

0.0545

0.4080

Royal Navy

35

0.1005

0.7524

Somerset

33

0.0070

0.0525

Berkshire

32

0.0146

0.1092

Glamorgan / Morgannwg

32

0.0063

0.0471

Huntingdonshire

24

0.0414

0.3097

Hertfordshire

23

0.0114

0.0855

Sutherland

23

0.1024

0.7663

Pembrokeshire / Sir Benfro

22

0.0237

0.1773

Nairnshire

22

0.2467

1.8465

Herefordshire

20

0.0167

0.1250

Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy

20

0.0095

0.0709

Suffolk

17

0.0048

0.0358

Denbighshire / Sir Ddinbych

17

0.0154

0.1153

Oxfordshire

16

0.0089

0.0664

Cambridgeshire

15

0.0081

0.0607

Brecknockshire / Sir Frycheiniog

13

0.0223

0.1665

Wiltshire

12

0.0046

0.0348

Dorset

11

0.0057

0.0429

Norfolk

11

0.0024

0.0183

Channel Islands

11

0.0127

0.0951

Rutland

10

0.0466

0.3489

Cornwall

9

0.0027

0.0204

Merioneth / Meirionnydd

9

0.0168

0.1260

Caernarfonshire / Sir Gaernarfon

7

0.0059

0.0444

Shropshire

7

0.0028

0.0208

Buckinghamshire

4

0.0023

0.0169

Anglesey / Sir Fon

4

0.0077

0.0578

Carmarthenshire / Sir Gaerfyrddin

4

0.0032

0.0243

Flintshire / Sir Fflint

4

0.0051

0.0381

Montgomeryshire / Sir Drefaldwyn

2

0.0030

0.0224

Cardiganshire / Ceredigion

1

0.0014

0.0105

Top Parishes

Census District

County

Total

Frequency

Index

Govan

Lanarkshire

2028

0.8679

6.4953

Barony

Lanarkshire

2027

0.8477

6.3445

Edinburgh St Cuthberts

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

1904

1.2092

9.0502

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

1349

0.8041

6.0179

Dundee

Forfarshire (Angus)

694

0.6869

5.1407

Wemyss

Fife

678

9.2661

69.3486

Aberdeen Old Machar

Aberdeenshire

628

1.1117

8.3204

Aberdeen St Nicholas

Aberdeenshire

490

0.9680

7.2444

South Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

471

1.0695

8.0041

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

416

1.5986

11.9644

Dunfermline

Fife

362

1.3613

10.1882

Liff Benvie

Forfarshire (Angus)

347

0.8446

6.3210

Abbey

Renfrewshire

319

0.9235

6.9113

Old Monkland

Lanarkshire

309

0.8242

6.1681

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

299

1.1347

8.4921

New Monkland

Lanarkshire

292

1.0455

7.8250

West Greenock

Renfrewshire

281

0.6915

5.1752

North Leith

Edinburghshire (Midlothian)

261

1.4411

10.7854

Dalserf

Lanarkshire

213

2.2592

16.9083

Alloa

Clackmannanshire

210

1.7949

13.4330

Top male forenames

John Thomson
William Thomson
James Thomson
George Thomson
Thomas Thomson
Robert Thomson
Charles Thomson
Henry Thomson
Joseph Thomson
David Thomson
Alexander Thomson
Arthur Thomson
Walter Thomson
Frederick Thomson
Alfred Thomson
Edward Thomson
Andrew Thomson
Harry Thomson
Samuel Thomson
Peter Thomson
Richard Thomson
Archibald Thomson
Albert Thomson
Frank Thomson
Wm. Thomson
Francis Thomson
Hugh Thomson
Ernest Thomson
Benjamin Thomson
Herbert Thomson
Adam Thomson
Daniel Thomson
Edwin Thomson
Chas. Thomson
Fredk. Thomson
Fred Thomson
Thos. Thomson
Matthew Thomson
Harold Thomson
Geo. Thomson
Douglas Thomson
Fredrick Thomson
Alex Thomson
Sidney Thomson
Robt. Thomson
Jas. Thomson
Isaac Thomson
Lewis Thomson
Jonathan Thomson
Donald Thomson

Top female forenames

Mary Thomson
Elizabeth Thomson
Sarah Thomson
Jane Thomson
Margaret Thomson
Ann Thomson
Annie Thomson
Alice Thomson
Eliza Thomson
Ellen Thomson
Emma Thomson
Emily Thomson
Agnes Thomson
Isabella Thomson
Caroline Thomson
Hannah Thomson
Catherine Thomson
Jessie Thomson
Janet Thomson
Edith Thomson
Martha Thomson
Louisa Thomson
Harriet Thomson
Florence Thomson
Helen Thomson
Kate Thomson
Fanny Thomson
Maria Thomson
Clara Thomson
Frances Thomson
Anne Thomson
Eleanor Thomson
Charlotte Thomson
Julia Thomson
Ada Thomson
Minnie Thomson
Elizth. Thomson
Grace Thomson
Susan Thomson
Susannah Thomson
Marion Thomson
Harriett Thomson
Esther Thomson
Rose Thomson
Ethel Thomson
Maggie Thomson
Christina Thomson
Gertrude Thomson
Sophia Thomson
Margt. Thomson

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Housekeeper
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Ag Lab
Housemaid
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Clerk
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Domestic Serv
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Painter
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