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Household of James Gibson Thomson (born 1798, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.
James Gibson Thomson and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Gibson Thomson, born in 1798 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James Gibson was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Isabella R (born 1833 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia G (born 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Grace Bell (born 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima M (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James Gibson's Servant, Janet (born 1854 in Midlothian, Scotland), James Gibson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland), James Gibson's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James Gibson's Servant, Catherine (born 1861 in Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
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James Gibson Thomson's household
James Gibson
Thomson
Head
Isabella R
Thomson
Daughter
Cecilia G
Thomson
Daughter
Grace Bell
Thomson
Daughter
Jemima M
Thomson
Daughter
Janet
Dalgleish
Servant
Elizabeth
Stewart
Servant
Elizabeth
Smith
Servant
Catherine
Tennant
Servant
| First name(s) | James Gibson |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 83 |
| Birth year | 1798 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Gibson | Thomson | Head | Widower | 83 | 1798 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella R | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 48 | 1833 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Cecilia G | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 47 | 1834 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Grace Bell | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jemima M | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 42 | 1839 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Dalgleish | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Stewart | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Blair Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Smith | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Tennant | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Preston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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