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Household of David Thomson (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cargill, Perthshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1826 in Caputh, Perthshire, consisted of 4 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; John (born 1857 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1860 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Nurse, Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1796 in Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland.


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Nurse
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Widower

55

1826

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Nurse

Widow

85

1796

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

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