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Household of Thomas Thomson (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, Lanarkshire, 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.

Thomas Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thomson, born in 1850 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Sarah A Thomson, born in 1850 in England. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas J A (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Brother, James Thomson, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Thomas Thomson's household

Male

Thomas

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah A

Thomson

Wife
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas J A

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Brother
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thomson

Head

Married

31

1850

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah A

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

England

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas J A

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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