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Household of William Thomson (born 1835, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banff, Banffshire, 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 Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1835 in Macduff, Banffshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1836 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; George (born 1864 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1874 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and William (born 1880 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Henry

Thomson

Son
Male

Charles

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Henry

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Charles

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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