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Household of William W Thomson (born 1825, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Taunton, Somerset, England

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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 W Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William W Thomson, born in 1825 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. William W was the head of the household, married to Louisa M A Thomson, born in 1828 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. They had 3 children; William Edward (born 1852 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England), F F (born 1860 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England) and M J (born 1863 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William W's Daughter In Law, C (born 1849 in Taunton, Somerset, England) and William W's Servant, Anne (born 1861 in Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England).


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William W Thomson's household

Male

William W

Thomson

Head
Female

Louisa M A

Thomson

Wife
Male

William Edward

Thomson

Son
Female

C

Thomson

Daughter In Law
Female

F F

Thomson

Daughter
Female

M J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Winchester

Servant
First name(s) William W
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William W

Thomson

Head

Married

56

1825

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Louisa M A

Thomson

Wife

Married

53

1828

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

William Edward

Thomson

Son

Married

29

1852

Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

C

Thomson

Daughter In Law

Married

32

1849

Taunton, Somerset, England

F F

Thomson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England

M J

Thomson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England

Anne

Winchester

Servant

Single

20

1861

Stoke St Gregory, Somerset, England

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