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Household of James Thomson (born 1827, Fife)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1827 in Kingsbarns, Fife, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1827 in Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1871 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1876 in Largo, Fife, Scotland) and James's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1880 in Largo, Fife, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Granddaughter
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Granddaughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

54

1827

Kingsbarns, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Bridge of Earn, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Aberdour, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Largo, Fife, Scotland

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