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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 Mary R Thomson, born in 1845 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Maggie (born 1869 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Janet (born 1871 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1880 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary R

Thomson

Wife
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
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

Mary R

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland

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