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Household of William Thomson (born 1850, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1850 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Annie Thomson, born in 1847 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Ellen (born 1870 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Step Daughter, Agnes G Thomson, born in 1868 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Annie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes G

Thomson

Step Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

31

1850

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes G

Thomson

Step Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Cummertrees, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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