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Household of John Thomson (born 1826, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cullen, Banffshire, 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 Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1826 in Cullen, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1835 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John D (born 1862 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Isabella D (born 1868 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), George N (born 1870 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1872 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland) and Joseph A (born 1876 in Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Father, James (born 1802 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Agnes (born 1858 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

John D

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella D

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George N

Thomson

Son
Male

Charles

Thomson

Son
Male

Joseph A

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Father
Female

Agnes

Taylor

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

55

1826

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Morayshire, Scotland

John D

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella D

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

George N

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

Joseph A

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Cullen, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Father

Widower

79

1802

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Agnes

Taylor

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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