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Household of Janet Thomson (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Janet Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Thomson, born in 1834 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Sister, Eliza B (born 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet's Niece, Mary J (born 1872 in Canada), Janet's Cousin, Helen D (born 1868 in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Margaret E (born 1859 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Janet's Boarder, Marion (born 1866 in England), Janet's Cook, Jessie (born 1858 in Caithness, Scotland) and Janet's Servant, Catherine (born 1853 in Caithness, Scotland).


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Janet Thomson's household

Female

Janet

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza B

Thomson

Sister
Female

Mary J

Thomson

Niece
Female

Helen D

Will

Cousin
Female

Margaret E

Spence

Boarder
Female

Marion

Smith

Boarder
Female

Jessie

Sutherland

Cook
Female

Catherine

Sutherland

Servant
First name(s) Janet
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

47

1834

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Eliza B

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Thomson

Niece

Unmarried

9

1872

Canada

Helen D

Will

Cousin

Unmarried

13

1868

Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret E

Spence

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland

Marion

Smith

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Jessie

Sutherland

Cook

Unmarried

23

1858

Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Caithness, Scotland

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