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Household of Robert Thompson (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thompson, born in 1835 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Charlotte Thompson, born in 1836 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Cottie (born 1870 in City, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in City, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Servant, Sarah Myres, born in 1866 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Robert Thompson's household

Male

Robert

Thompson

Head
Female

Charlotte

Thompson

Wife
Female

Cottie

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Myres

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thompson

Head

Married

46

1835

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Charlotte

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Cottie

Thompson

Daughter

-

11

1870

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Daughter

-

3

1878

City, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Myres

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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