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Household of David Thomson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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.

David Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. David was the head of the household, married to Henrietta Thomson, born in 1854 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Sister-In-Law, - Cameron, born in 1849 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Henrietta

Thomson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Thomson

Daughter
Female

-

Cameron

Sister-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Cameron

Son
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Thomson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

-

Cameron

Sister-In-Law

-

32

1849

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Cameron

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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