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Household of Peter Thomson (born 1843, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Thomson, born in 1843 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1848 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; James (born 1874 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Janet Livingston (born 1877 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Thomas Miller, born in 1858 in Fife, Scotland.


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Peter Thomson's household

Male

Peter

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet Livingston

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Miller

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Janet Livingston

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Thomas

Miller

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Fife, Scotland

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