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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1845, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1845 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eliza Mc Thomson, born in 1843 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Walter F (born 1864 in Berwickshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1867 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1872 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Barbara (born 1874 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1879 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza Mc

Thomson

Wife
Male

Walter F

Thomson

Son
Male

Walter

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Eliza Mc

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Walter F

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Berwickshire, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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