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Household of James Thomson (born 1845, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crieff, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1845 in Muthill, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1845 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1876 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, Janet (born 1811 in Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Williamson

Boarder
Male

James

Cumming

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Williamson

Boarder

Unmarried

70

1811

Dunning, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Cumming

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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