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Household of John Thompson (born 1839, Kinrossshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelso, Roxburghshire, 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 Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1839 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Marion W Thompson, born in 1843 in Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John Thomas (born 1872 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), George (born 1874 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander W (born 1876 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Samuel H (born 1879 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Isobel H (born 1881 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Jane G (born 1803 in England) and John's Niece, Elizabeth H (born 1861 in England).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Marion W

Thompson

Wife
Male

John Thomas

Thompson

Son
Male

George

Thompson

Son
Male

Alexander W

Thompson

Son
Male

Samuel H

Thompson

Son
Female

Isobel H

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Jane G

Thompson

Mother
Female

Elizabeth H

Paul

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

42

1839

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

Marion W

Thompson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Garvald, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John Thomas

Thompson

Son

-

9

1872

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Thompson

Son

-

7

1874

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander W

Thompson

Son

-

5

1876

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Samuel H

Thompson

Son

-

2

1879

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isobel H

Thompson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane G

Thompson

Mother

Widow

78

1803

England

Elizabeth H

Paul

Niece

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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