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Household of George Thomson (born 1838, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Elgin, Moray, 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.

George Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Thomson, born in 1838 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1837 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), George (born 1865 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), David (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1878 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).


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George Thomson's household

Male

George

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) George
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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