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Household of William Thomson (born 1835, Angus)

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 Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1835 in Montrose, Angus, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1837 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1867 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1869 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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