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Household of John Thom (born 1819, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cookney, Kincardineshire, 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.

John Thom and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thom, born in 1819 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elspet Thom, born in 1833 in Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; John Lyall, born 1866 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, John (born 1868 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1863 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Helen (born 1796 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Eliza Alice (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thom's household

Male

John

Thom

Head
Female

Elspet

Thom

Wife
Male

John Lyall

Thom

Son
Male

John

Morrison

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Knight

Servant
Female

Helen

Smart

Boarder
Female

Eliza Alice

Black

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thom

Head

Married

62

1819

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Elspet

Thom

Wife

Married

48

1833

Drumoak, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John Lyall

Thom

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Morrison

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Knight

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Helen

Smart

Boarder

Widow

85

1796

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza Alice

Black

Boarder

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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