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Household of John W Thomson (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, 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 W Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Thomson, born in 1834 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1853 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John J (born 1866 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George J (born 1868 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James H (born 1880 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John W's Servant, Agnes (born 1864 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and John W's Servant, Helen (born 1857 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John W Thomson's household

Male

John W

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John J

Thomson

Son
Male

George J

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James H

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Cheyne

Servant
Female

Helen

Cheyne

Servant
First name(s) John W
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John J

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George J

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James H

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cheyne

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Cheyne

Servant

-

24

1857

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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