Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1836, Shetland Islands)

In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1836 in Walls, Shetland Islands, consisted of 13 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Laurence Thomson, born in 1836 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; Tbarbara (born 1864 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Marion (born 1866 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Jean (born 1867 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Eliza (born 1870 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Magnus (born 1873 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James Chris (born 1875 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Laura (born 1877 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Grace (born 1879 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Father-In-Law, Christopher (born 1798 in Walls, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Matthew's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1829 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Matthew's Niece, Barbara (born 1864 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).