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Household of John Thomson (born 1838)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lambeth, London,Surrey, England

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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 Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1838 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel Thomson, born in 1839 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; William P (born 1870 in China), John N (born 1871 in Isle of Man, Isle of Man), Isabel B (born 1874 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Marion (born 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), Margaret J (born 1877 in Lambeth, Surrey, England) and Arthur (born 1879 in Lambeth, Surrey, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1853 in Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1854 in Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabel

Thomson

Wife
Male

William P

Thomson

Son
Male

John N

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabel B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Arthur

Thomson

Son
Female

Annie

Quillinson

Servant
Female

Jane

Fargher

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Scotland

Isabel

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William P

Thomson

Son

Single

11

1870

China

John N

Thomson

Son

Single

10

1871

Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Isabel B

Thomson

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Arthur

Thomson

Son

Single

2

1879

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Annie

Quillinson

Servant

Single

28

1853

Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

Jane

Fargher

Servant

Single

27

1854

Peel, Isle of Man, Isle of Man

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