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Household of Charles Thomson (born 1842, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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.

Charles Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Thomson, born in 1842 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thomson, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Barbara (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Charles Thomson's household

Male

Charles

Thomson

Head
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Wife
Male

Charles

Thomson

Son
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Charles
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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