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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1842, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1842 in Monkton, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Daniel (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane B (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Thomas Watson, born in 1862 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Daniel

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Watson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Monkton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Daniel

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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