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Household of James Thomson (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1843 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Webster (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Webster

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Webster

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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