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Household of William Thomson (born 1819, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Skirling, Peeblesshire, 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 1819 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1830 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1868 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1872 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

62

1819

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

51

1830

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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