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Household of James Thom (born 1831, 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.

James Thom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thom, born in 1831 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Thom, born in 1840 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1874 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1877 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Father-In-Law, James Bryson, born in 1815 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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James Thom's household

Male

James

Thom

Head
Female

Janet

Thom

Wife
Female

Janet

Thom

Daughter
Male

John

Thom

Son
Female

Agnes

Thom

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Thom

Son
Male

William

Thom

Son
Male

Robert

Thom

Son
Male

James

Bryson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thom

Head

Married

50

1831

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thom

Wife

Married

41

1840

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Thom

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Thom

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thom

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thom

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Bryson

Father-In-Law

Widower

66

1815

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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