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Household of James Thomson (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Fanny Thomson, born in 1839 in London, England. They had 2 children; Charlie S (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Douglas S (born 1868 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Servant, Mary Bannatyne, born in 1859 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Fanny

Thomson

Wife
Male

Charlie S

Thomson

Son
Male

Douglas S

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary

Bannatyne

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
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

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fanny

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

London, England

Charlie S

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Douglas S

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Bannatyne

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Argyllshire, Scotland

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