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Household of William J Thomson (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hackney, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

William J Thomson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William J Thomson, born in 1834 in , consisted of 12 members. William J was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1842 in Scotland. They had 7 children; William J (born 1859 in London, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1860 in London, Middlesex, England), Annie (born 1862 in London, Middlesex, England), Harry (born 1863 in London, Middlesex, England), Agnes D (born 1876 in London, Middlesex, England), Helen C (born 1878 in London, Middlesex, England) and Robert M (born 1881 in London, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William J's Servant, Clara (born 1861 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England), William J's Servant, Ruth (born 1862 in Sussex, England) and William J's Servant, Charlotte (born 1860 in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England).


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William J Thomson's household

Male

William J

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Thomson

Wife
Male

William J

Thomson

Son
Male

Frank

Thomson

Son
Female

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Harry

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes D

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen C

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert M

Thomson

Son
Female

Clara

Tilbury

Servant
Female

Ruth

Wooloer

Servant
Female

Charlotte

Thorne

Servant
First name(s) William J
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William J

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Scotland

William J

Thomson

Son

Single

22

1859

London, Middlesex, England

Frank

Thomson

Son

Single

21

1860

London, Middlesex, England

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

Single

19

1862

London, Middlesex, England

Harry

Thomson

Son

Single

18

1863

London, Middlesex, England

Agnes D

Thomson

Daughter

Single

5

1876

London, Middlesex, England

Helen C

Thomson

Daughter

Single

3

1878

London, Middlesex, England

Robert M

Thomson

Son

Single

0

1881

London, Middlesex, England

Clara

Tilbury

Servant

Single

20

1861

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

Ruth

Wooloer

Servant

Single

19

1862

Sussex, England

Charlotte

Thorne

Servant

Single

21

1860

Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England

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