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Household of Ebenezer Thomson (born 1841, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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.

Ebenezer Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Ebenezer Thomson, born in 1841 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Ebenezer was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ebenezer (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Ebenezer's Servant, Ann (born 1867 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Ebenezer's Visitor, James (born 1824 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Ebenezer Thomson's household

Male

Ebenezer

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Ebenezer

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Gray

Servant
Female

James

Reid

Visitor
First name(s) Ebenezer
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Ebenezer

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ebenezer

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Gray

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Reid

Visitor

Widow

57

1824

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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