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Household of William Tomison (born 1824, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 Tomison and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tomison, born in 1824 in Orkney, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Tomison, born in 1839 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Jane Brown (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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William Tomison's household

Male

William

Tomison

Head
Female

Mary

Tomison

Wife
Male

William

Tomison

Son
Female

Margaret

Tomison

Daughter
Female

Jane Brown

Tomison

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Tomison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tomison

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Tomison

Wife

Married

42

1839

Orkney, Scotland

William

Tomison

Son

-

7

1874

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Tomison

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Jane Brown

Tomison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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