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Household of John Thomson (born 1836, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeithing, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1836 in Inverkeithing, Fife, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1838 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1864 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1867 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Andrew (born 1869 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland), Peter (born 1878 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and Augnes (born 1879 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1865 in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Robert (born 1860 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Female

Augnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Aitken

Servant
Male

Robert

Wilkie

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

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Augnes

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Ann

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Wilkie

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

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