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Household of James Thomson (born 1837, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1837 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1834 in England. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1865 in Croy, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Croy, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

47

1834

England

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Croy, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Croy, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Tollcross, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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