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Household of James Thomson (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kininmonth, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1842 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1837 in Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1867 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alfred (born 1870 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John (born 1872 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Niece, Ann (born 1880 in Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Alfred

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Niece
Female

Mary

Penny

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Banchory, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alfred

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Niece

-

1

1880

Lonmay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Penny

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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