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Household of James Logan Thomson (born 1856, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Logan Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Logan Thomson, born in 1856 in South Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. James Logan was the head of the household, married to Catherine Mathieson Thomson, born in 1840 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary Logan (born 1862 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine Wilson (born 1864 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes Ramsay (born 1867 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), George Scott (born 1871 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth Jemima (born 1876 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jemima (born 1879 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Logan Thomson's household

Male

James Logan

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine Mathieson

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary Logan

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine Wilson

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes Ramsay

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

George Scott

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jemima

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jemima

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James Logan
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James Logan

Thomson

Head

Married

25

1856

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Mathieson

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Logan

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Wilson

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Ramsay

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George Scott

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Jemima

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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