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Household of John Thomson (born 1841, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mouswald, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1841 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1852 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jane Mcconchie (born 1879 in Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, James (born 1841 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Jessie (born 1862 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, John Black (born 1866 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane Mcconchie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Smith

Servant
Female

Jessie

Waugh

Servant
Male

John Black

Cooley

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane Mcconchie

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Mouswald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Smith

Servant

-

40

1841

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie

Waugh

Servant

-

19

1862

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John Black

Cooley

Servant

-

15

1866

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

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