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Household of John Thomson (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pocklington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1839 in Bugthorpe, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Alice Thomson, born in 1846 in Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1871 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Harriet (born 1875 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Alice (born 1877 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England), Hannah (born 1879 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England) and Arthur E (born 1881 in Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Alice

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Harriet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Alice

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Hannah

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Arthur E

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Bugthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Bugthorpe, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Bishop Wilton, Yorkshire, England

William

Thomson

Son

Single

10

1871

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Harriet

Thomson

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Alice

Thomson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Hannah

Thomson

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

Arthur E

Thomson

Son

Single

0

1881

Full Sutton, Yorkshire, England

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