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Household of John Thomson (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1844 in Buckhaven, Fife, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Rena Thomson, born in 1845 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie F (born 1872 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Elizabeth F (born 1874 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1879 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Isabella B Thomson, born in 1855 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Rena

Thomson

Wife
Female

Maggie F

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth F

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella B

Thomson

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Rena

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Maggie F

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth F

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Isabella B

Thomson

Sister

Unmarried

26

1855

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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