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Household of Joseph Thomson (born 1847, 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.

Joseph Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Thomson, born in 1847 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Susan Thomson, born in 1852 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Joseph Thomson's household

Male

Joseph

Thomson

Head
Female

Susan

Thomson

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Hugh

Thomson

Son
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Thomson

Head

Married

34

1847

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Susan

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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