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Household of James Thomison (born 1830, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Orphir, Orkney, 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 Thomison and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomison, born in 1830 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomison, born in 1832 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane R (born 1852 in Orkney, Scotland), Isobel R (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Orkney, Scotland) and Archer (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland).


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James Thomison's household

Male

James

Thomison

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomison

Wife
Female

Jane R

Thomison

Daughter
Female

Isobel R

Thomison

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomison

Son
Male

John

Thomison

Son
Male

Archer

Thomison

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomison

Head

Married

51

1830

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Thomison

Wife

Married

49

1832

Orkney, Scotland

Jane R

Thomison

Daughter

Unmarried

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

Isobel R

Thomison

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Thomison

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

John

Thomison

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney, Scotland

Archer

Thomison

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

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