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Household of James Thomson (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews & St Leonards, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1840 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1834 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1870 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1870 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1866 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Servant
Male

James

Mackie

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

St Andrews, Fife, Scotland

James

Mackie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

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