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Household of John Tomson (born 1838, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Barvas, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Tomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tomson, born in 1838 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tomson, born in 1846 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 5 children; Donald (born 1869 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1872 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Angus (born 1875 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Donald (born 1881 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1801 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John's Nephew, John (born 1859 in Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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John Tomson's household

Male

John

Tomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Tomson

Wife
Male

Donald

Tomson

Son
Male

Murdo

Tomson

Son
Male

Angus

Tomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Tomson

Son
Male

Donald

Tomson

Son
Female

Mary

Murray

Mother-In-Law
Male

John

Murray

Nephew
First name(s) John
Last name Tomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret

Tomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Tomson

Son

-

12

1869

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Tomson

Son

-

9

1872

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Tomson

Son

-

6

1875

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Tomson

Son

-

3

1878

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Tomson

Son

-

0

1881

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Murray

Mother-In-Law

Widow

80

1801

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Murray

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Barvas, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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