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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Deer or Old Deer, 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.

Joseph Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomson, born in 1855 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1853 in Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1879 in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1880 in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Agnes J (born 1881 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Niece, Eliza Cruickshank, born in 1875 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Thomson's household

Male

Joseph

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Cruickshank

Niece
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomson

Head

Married

26

1855

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Joseph

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes J

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cruickshank

Niece

-

6

1875

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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