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Household of James Thomson (born 1854, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Thomson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Ewing Thomson, born in 1853 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William Ewing (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Thomson's household

Male

James

Thomson

Head
Female

Janet Ewing

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William Ewing

Thomson

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet Ewing

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Ewing

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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