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Household of James Thomson (born 1806, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1806 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane (born 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1857 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Williamina (born 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Williamina (born 1879 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Williamina

Clark

Granddaughter
Female

Williamina

Grant

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Widower

75

1806

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

-

Williamina

Clark

Granddaughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Grant

Granddaughter

Unmarried

2

1879

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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