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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 1850 in , consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Alice Thomson, born in 1851 in England. They had 3 children; Alice Maud (born 1875 in England), Gertrude (born 1876 in England) and Helda (born 1879 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Servant, Mary Gow, born in 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Thomson's household

Male

Joseph

Thomson

Head
Female

Alice

Thomson

Wife
Female

Alice Maud

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Gertrude

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helda

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gow

Servant
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomson

Head

Married

31

1850

England

Alice

Thomson

Wife

Married

30

1851

England

Alice Maud

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

England

Gertrude

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

England

Helda

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

England

Mary

Gow

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

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