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Household of John Thomson (born 1854, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Morton, Dumfriesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1854 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1858 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1879 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John Brown (born 1881 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jane Rogerson, born in 1863 in Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John Brown

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Rogerson

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John Brown

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Rogerson

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Morton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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