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Household of John Thomson (born 1849, Stirlingshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1849 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1850 in Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie (born 1874 in Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Niece, Janet Baird, born in 1869 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Baird

Niece
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

32

1849

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Newarthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Carronshore, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Baird

Niece

-

12

1869

Stirlingshire, Scotland

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