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Household of Thomas Thomson (born 1839, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thomson, born in 1839 in Caputh, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thomson, born in 1843 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann A (born 1875 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charlotte R (born 1877 in Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Ellen S (born 1878 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Bella (born 1857 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, David (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Thomson's household

Male

Thomas

Thomson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Wife
Female

Ann A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte R

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ellen S

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Bella

Thomson

Visitor
Male

David

Thomson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perthshire, Scotland

Ann A

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charlotte R

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kelton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Ellen S

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Bella

Thomson

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Visitor

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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