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Household of James R Thomson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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.

James R Thomson and 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James R Thomson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 15 members. James R was the head of the household, married to Marion Thomson, born in 1850 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William M (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Frederick C (born 1875 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Annie N (born 1876 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), George (born 1878 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Evelyn M (born 1881 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James R's Servant, Annie (born 1855 in England), James R's Servant, James (born 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James R's Servant, Jane (born 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R's Servant, Mary (born 1850 in Invernessshire, Scotland), James R's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James R's Servant, Janet (born 1861 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James R's Servant, Jessie (born 1855 in Tobermory, Argyllshire, Scotland) and James R's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James R Thomson's household

Male

James R

Thomson

Head
Female

Marion

Thomson

Wife
Male

William M

Thomson

Son
Male

Frederick C

Thomson

Son
Female

Annie N

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Female

Evelyn M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Hayman

Servant
Male

James

Bain

Servant
Female

Jane

Adamson

Servant
Female

Mary

McDonald

Servant
Female

Mary

Wilson

Servant
Female

Janet

Nicol

Servant
Female

Jessie

Livingstone

Servant
Female

Jessie

Holms

Servant
First name(s) James R
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James R

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William M

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick C

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie N

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Evelyn M

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Hayman

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

England

James

Bain

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Adamson

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

Invernessshire, Scotland

Mary

Wilson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Nicol

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Livingstone

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Tobermory, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jessie

Holms

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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