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Household of Gavin Thomson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blantyre, 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.

Gavin Thomson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Thomson, born in 1841 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1841 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Jessie (born 1861 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1876 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Gavin (born 1881 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gavin Thomson's household

Male

Gavin

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Archibald

Thomson

Son
Male

Gavin

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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