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Household of John Thomson (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 1845 in Monkton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1838 in Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1865 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), David (born 1869 in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Adam (born 1879 in Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Adam

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Monkton, 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

36

1845

Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

Adam

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Ayrshire, Scotland

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