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Household of James Thomson (born 1827, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1827 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane (born 1855 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1858 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1862 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Caroline (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Margaret Coupar, born in 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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James Thomson's household
James
Thomson
Head
Jane
Thomson
Wife
Jane
Thomson
Daughter
Janet
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Thomson
Daughter
James
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
William
Thomson
Son
Caroline
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret
Coupar
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 54 |
| Birth year | 1827 |
| Birth place | Auchterarder, 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 | 54 | 1827 | Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jane | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Caroline | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Coupar | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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