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Household of James Thomson (born 1846, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Strathmiglo, 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 1846 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1851 in Torryburn, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Agnes L (born 1878 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland) and Ann (born 1880 in Dysart, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Lodger, Catherine D (born 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James's Lodger, Catherine M (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Lodger, James (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes L

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine D

McNab

Lodger
Female

Catherine M

McNab

Lodger
Male

James

McNab

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

-

30

1851

Torryburn, Fife, Scotland

Agnes L

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Catherine D

McNab

Lodger

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine M

McNab

Lodger

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McNab

Lodger

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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