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Household of James Thomson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1843 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catharine Thomson, born in 1846 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1873 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret Ann (born 1877 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Frank (born 1879 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Catharine

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Frank

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catharine

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frank

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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