Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Thom (born 1826, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 5 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thom, born in 1826 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jean M Thom, born in 1823 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Jean, born 1862 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Betty Andrew (born 1797 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1862 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Boarder, Margaret (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Thom's household

Male

William

Thom

Head
Female

Jean M

Thom

Wife
Female

Jean

Thom

Daughter
Female

Betty Andrew

Fyffe

Mother-In-Law
Male

Thomas

Fyffe

Boarder
Female

Margaret

Cook

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thom

Head

Married

55

1826

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean M

Thom

Wife

Married

58

1823

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betty Andrew

Fyffe

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Fyffe

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Cook

Boarder

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Thom in Forfar in 1881, and follow the Thom family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Thom

We’ve found William Thom in 1305 family trees. Find out more about William Thom's household and view the Thom family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census