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Household of John Thomson (born 1864, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eday and Pharay, Orkney, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1864 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Margaret (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Sister, Jane (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Sister, Ann (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), John's Brother, James (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland) and John's Aunt, Kathren (born 1856 in Westray, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Sister
Female

Jane

Thomson

Sister
Female

Ann

Thomson

Sister
Female

James

Thomson

Brother
Female

Kathren

Thomson

Aunt
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 17
Birth year 1864
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Sister

-

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Sister

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Sister

-

6

1875

Orkney, Scotland

James

Thomson

Brother

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

Kathren

Thomson

Aunt

Unmarried

25

1856

Westray, Orkney, Scotland

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