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Household of John Thomson (born 1825, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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.

John Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1825 in Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1835 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1866 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1877 in Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

56

1825

Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Ardrossan, Ayrshire, Scotland

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