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Household of James Thomson (born 1808, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1808 in Alva, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1808 in Kirkmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Marion (born 1840 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1843 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1845 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Henry (born 1850 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

73

1808

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

73

1808

Kirkmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

38

1843

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

31

1850

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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