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Household of William Thompson (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 Thompson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thompson, born in 1826 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ann Thompson, born in 1836 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ann (born 1857 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), Barbara (born 1863 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Grandson, William (born 1870 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and William's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1875 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Thompson's household

Male

William

Thompson

Head
Female

Ann

Thompson

Wife
Female

Ann

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Thompson

Daughter
Male

William

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Grandson
Female

Helen

Thompson

Granddaughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thompson

Head

Married

55

1826

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Thompson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Ann

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

-

10

1871

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Grandson

-

11

1870

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Thompson

Granddaughter

-

6

1875

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

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