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Household of John Thompson (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Scoonie, Fife, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thompson, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Thompson, born in 1838 in England. They had 4 children; Francis C W (born 1867 in England), Herbert G (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Harry W (born 1877 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Constance A B (born 1879 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Christina (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1867 in Leven, Fife, Scotland).


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John Thompson's household

Male

John

Thompson

Head
Female

Hannah

Thompson

Wife
Male

Francis C W

Thompson

Son
Male

Herbert G

Thompson

Son
Male

Harry W

Thompson

Son
Female

Constance A B

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Hare

Servant
Female

Jane

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thompson

Head

Married

41

1840

England

Hannah

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

England

Francis C W

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

England

Herbert G

Thompson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Harry W

Thompson

Son

-

4

1877

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Constance A B

Thompson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Leven, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Hare

Servant

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Leven, Fife, Scotland

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