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Household of James Thomson (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1851 in , consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1857 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Cowan Thomas, born in 1861 in Ireland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Cowan

Thomas

Boarder
Female

Annie

Thomas

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Ireland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

30

1851

Ireland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

24

1857

Ireland

Cowan

Thomas

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Annie

Thomas

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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