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Household of David Thomson (born 1841, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1841 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thomson, born in 1843 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Emily J (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Emily J

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Emily J

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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