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Household of David Thompson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

David Thompson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thompson, born in 1840 in Scoonie, Fife, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; Isabella (born 1864 in Fife, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Davina (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Bessie (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Mother, Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1842 in Fife, Scotland.


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David Thompson's household

Male

David

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Mother
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Jane

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Davina

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Mother

Married

39

1842

Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Fife, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thompson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Davina

Thompson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Bessie

Thompson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thompson

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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