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Household of David Thomson (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Thomson, born in 1837 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. David was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1843 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Bethia (born 1862 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1866 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1867 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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David Thomson's household

Male

David

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Female

Bethia

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) David
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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