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Household of David Thomson (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1847 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. David was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1850 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1868 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1871 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Devenia (born 1873 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1881 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Thomson

Wife
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Devenia

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Devenia

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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