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Household of James Thom (born 1824, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Thom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thom, born in 1824 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Ann Thom, born in 1838 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John S (born 1873 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Annie Isabel (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister, Betsy (born 1829 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James's Mother-In-Law, Annie (born 1807 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Thom's household

Male

James

Thom

Head
Female

Jane Ann

Thom

Wife
Male

John S

Thom

Son
Female

Annie Isabel

Thom

Daughter
Male

William

Thom

Son
Female

Betsy

Thom

Sister
Female

Annie

Stewart

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thom

Head

Married

57

1824

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Ann

Thom

Wife

-

43

1838

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John S

Thom

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie Isabel

Thom

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thom

Son

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Thom

Sister

Unmarried

52

1829

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Annie

Stewart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

74

1807

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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