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Household of James Thomson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Markinch, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1835 in Ceres, Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1838 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland. They had 7 children; Agnes (born 1861 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1866 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland) and Fanny (born 1880 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Fanny

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Fanny

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

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