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Household of John Thomson (born 1807, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eastern Old Monkland, 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.

John Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Thomson, born in 1807 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1812 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1848 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1853 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, John Drennan, born in 1866 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Thomson's household

Male

John

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Hugh

Thomson

Son
Male

Walter

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Drennan

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Thomson

Head

Married

74

1807

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

69

1812

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Drennan

Grandson

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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