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Household of James Thomson (born 1823, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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 Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1823 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1832 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Grace (born 1866 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1870 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1873 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1876 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Grandson, James Thomson, born in 1877 in Banffshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Grace

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Adam

Thomson

Son
Male

Alex

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Grandson
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

58

1823

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Grace

Thomson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Adam

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Alex

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Grandson

-

4

1877

Banffshire, Scotland

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