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Household of Peter Thomson (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rattray, 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.

Peter Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thomson, born in 1833 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1869 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1871 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1879 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Peter Thomson's household

Male

Peter

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thomson

Head

Married

48

1833

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland

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