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Household of John Thomson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, 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 1836 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1838 in Newport, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1859 in Fife, Scotland), Catherine (born 1867 in Fife, Scotland), Joanna (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

-

43

1838

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Fife, Scotland

Joanna

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

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