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Household of John Thomson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 1842 in , consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland), Maria (born 1875 in Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maria

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place -

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Widower

39

1842

-

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maria

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Newmills, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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