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Household of John Thomson (born 1847, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1847 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret J Thomson, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1873 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Edmond H (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza B (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Georgina G (born 1881 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Edmond H

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Georgina G

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edmond H

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza B

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret J

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina G

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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