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Household of John Thomson (born 1811, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 1811 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1821 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane M W, born 1860 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1790 in Perthshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1847 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane M W

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Walker

Mother-In-Law
Female

Jane

Kemp

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

70

1811

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane M W

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Walker

Mother-In-Law

Widow

91

1790

Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Kemp

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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