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Household of Gilbert Thomson (born 1835, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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.

Gilbert Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Thomson, born in 1835 in Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Janet Thomson, born in 1838 in Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marion (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anney (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gilbert Thomson's household

Male

Gilbert

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet

Thomson

Wife
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Anney

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anney

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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