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Household of George Thomson (born 1810, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, 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 1810 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. George was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; James (born 1849 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1850 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Grandson, David (born 1868 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1862 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, Donald (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George's Servant, John (born 1859 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Mary A (born 1863 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Thomson's household

Male

George

Thomson

Head
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Herd

Grandson
Female

Helen

Thomson

Granddaughter
Male

Donald

Aird

Servant
Male

John

Ingles

Servant
Female

Mary A

Black

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 71
Birth year 1810
Birth place Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Thomson

Head

Widower

71

1810

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

David

Herd

Grandson

-

13

1868

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Granddaughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Donald

Aird

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Ingles

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary A

Black

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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