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Household of David Thomson (born 1838, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1838 in Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. David was the head of the household, married to Janet J Thomson, born in 1841 in Castle Douglas, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; James (born 1860 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hamilton (born 1862 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robina (born 1869 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1871 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1881 in Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet J

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Hamilton

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Robina

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Thomson

Son
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Stoneykirk, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet J

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Castle Douglas, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hamilton

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robina

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Samuel

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Govan, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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