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Household of Daniel Kerr Thomson (born 1845, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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.

Daniel Kerr Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Daniel Kerr Thomson, born in 1845 in Beith, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Daniel Kerr was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1847 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Sarah (born 1871 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1876 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Kerr (born 1880 in -).
During the period, also present in the household were Daniel Kerr's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland) and Daniel Kerr's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1849 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Daniel Kerr Thomson's household

Male

Daniel Kerr

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

William Kerr

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Dewar

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Lang

Visitor
First name(s) Daniel Kerr
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Daniel Kerr

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Kerr

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

-

James

Dewar

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Huntingtower, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Lang

Visitor

Unmarried

32

1849

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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