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Household of David Thomson (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Borthwick, 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.

David Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1841 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Thomas (born 1861 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1866 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1867 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elisabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

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