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Household of William Thomson (born 1856, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rathven, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1856 in Sutherland, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1854 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1878 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

25

1856

Sutherland, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

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