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Household of William Thom (born 1842, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, 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.

William Thom and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thom, born in 1842 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Thom, born in 1848 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ian (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Georgina C (born 1879 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James D (born 1880 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ann Atkin, born in 1863 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Thom's household

Male

William

Thom

Head
Female

Jane

Thom

Wife
Female

Ian

Thom

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thom

Son
Male

William

Thom

Son
Female

Georgina C

Thom

Daughter
Male

James D

Thom

Son
Female

Ann

Atkin

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thom

Head

Married

39

1842

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane

Thom

Wife

Married

33

1848

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ian

Thom

Daughter

-

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thom

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thom

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Georgina C

Thom

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James D

Thom

Son

-

1

1880

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Atkin

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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