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Household of Abraham Thomson (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, 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.

Abraham Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abraham Thomson, born in 1846 in Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Abraham was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Thomson, born in 1846 in England. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1872 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen B (born 1874 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James A (born 1879 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth A (born 1881 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Abraham's Servant, Janet R Dick, born in 1866 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Abraham Thomson's household

Male

Abraham

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret A

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ellen B

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

James A

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet R

Dick

Servant
First name(s) Abraham
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abraham

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

England

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen B

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James A

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet R

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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