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Household of John Thomson (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

-

38

1843

Ireland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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