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Household of James Thomson (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1844 in Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1848 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella (born 1874 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

David

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Barry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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