Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Thomson (born 1836, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1836 in Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Thomson, born in 1835 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1865 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1867 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1871 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Betsy

Thomson

Wife
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Betsy

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Thomson in Alyth in 1881, and follow the Thomson family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Thomson

We’ve found James Thomson in 1517 family trees. Find out more about James Thomson's household and view the Thomson family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census