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Household of David Thomson (born 1801, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1801 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 6 members. David was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1809 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1849 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Andrew (born 1851 in Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David's Grandson, Thomas (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Loung

Granddaughter
Male

Thomas

Loung

Grandson
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

80

1801

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

72

1809

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

32

1849

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Liff, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Loung

Granddaughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Loung

Grandson

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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