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Household of John Thomson (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveraray, Argyllshire, 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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1838 in Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Flora (born 1872 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), John M (born 1874 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Daniel (born 1877 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Mary Munro, born in 1863 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Female

Flora

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John M

Thomson

Son
Male

Daniel

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Munro

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Southend, Argyllshire, Scotland

Flora

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

John M

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Daniel

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Munro

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

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