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Household of Duncan Thomson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Duncan Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Thomson, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1826 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Step Daughter, Mary (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Nephew, James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Thomson's household

Male

Duncan

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Step Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Young

Nephew
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Step Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Young

Nephew

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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