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Household of John Thomson (born 1831, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1831 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1835 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Andrew (born 1858 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Susanna (born 1860 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1863 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Susanna

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

50

1831

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Susanna

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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