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Household of James Thomson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Maria Thomson, born in 1855 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 2 children; Janet G (born 1877 in Patricroft, Lancashire, England) and Hugh J (born 1880 in Salford, England).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister In Law, Latita Jones, born in 1866 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Maria

Thomson

Wife
Female

Janet G

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Hugh J

Thomson

Son
Female

Latita

Jones

Sister In Law
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria

Thomson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Janet G

Thomson

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Patricroft, Lancashire, England

Hugh J

Thomson

Son

Single

1

1880

Salford, England

Latita

Jones

Sister In Law

Single

15

1866

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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