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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1813, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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.

Robert Thompson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1813 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Sarah, born 1844 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Grandson, Robert (born 1869 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Sarah (born 1873 in Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Joan (born 1876 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert's Grandson, Andrew (born 1854 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Sarah

Hannah

Daughter
Male

Robert

Hannah

Grandson
Female

Sarah

Hannah

Granddaughter
Female

Joan

Hannah

Granddaughter
Male

Andrew

McAdam

Grandson
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Widower

68

1813

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Hannah

Daughter

Widow

37

1844

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Hannah

Grandson

-

12

1869

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Hannah

Granddaughter

-

8

1873

Straiton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joan

Hannah

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Andrew

McAdam

Grandson

Unmarried

27

1854

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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