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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1834, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coupar Angus, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1835 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Charles (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Mother-In-Law, Janet Stewart, born in 1811 in Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Charles

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Stewart

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

17

1864

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Stewart

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Kirkmichael, Perthshire, Scotland

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