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Household of John Thomson (born 1841, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1841 in Invernessshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Christina Thomson, born in 1841 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1863 in Kirkintilloch, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Adopted Son, Fredrick (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Christina

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Menzie

Visitor
Male

Fredrick

Hosie

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

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Invernessshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

18

1863

Kirkintilloch, Invernessshire, Scotland

James

Menzie

Visitor

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fredrick

Hosie

Adopted Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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