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Household of David Thomson (born 1832, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1832 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1839 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary J (born 1866 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Lizzie (born 1870 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David (born 1873 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Mary A (born 1858 in Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Servant, George (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), David's Servant, James (born 1863 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and David's Servant, William (born 1867 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Lizzie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary A

Pratt

Servant
Male

George

Shearer

Servant
Male

James

Cardno

Servant
Male

William

Pirie

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary J

Thomson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Pratt

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Tyrie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Shearer

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Cardno

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Pirie

Servant

-

14

1867

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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