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Household of John Thomson (born 1807, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1807 in Caputh, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jean Scott, born in 1816 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1854 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, Alexander (born 1874 in Perthshire, Scotland), John's Grandson, John T (born 1875 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1867 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jean

Scott

Wife
Female

Mary

Comrie

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Comrie

Grandson
Male

John T

Comrie

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

74

1807

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Jean

Scott

Wife

Married

65

1816

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Comrie

Daughter

Widow

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Comrie

Grandson

-

7

1874

Perthshire, Scotland

John T

Comrie

Grandson

-

6

1875

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

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