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Household of Malcolm Thomson (born 1830, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Patrick, 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.

Malcolm Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Malcolm Thomson, born in 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Malcolm was the head of the household, married to Bessie Thomson, born in 1850 in England. They had 3 children; Malcolm (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Colin (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William J (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Malcolm's Sister-In-Law, Thedora (born 1857 in England), Malcolm's Servant, Margaret (born 1841 in Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Malcolm's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Crarae, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Malcolm's Servant, Eliza (born 1858 in England).


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Malcolm Thomson's household

Male

Malcolm

Thomson

Head
Female

Bessie

Thomson

Wife
Male

Malcolm

Thomson

Son
Male

Colin

Thomson

Son
Male

William J

Thomson

Son
Female

Thedora

Hennessey

Sister-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Diamond

Servant
Female

Mary

Crawford

Servant
Female

Eliza

Innes

Servant
First name(s) Malcolm
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Malcolm

Thomson

Head

Married

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

31

1850

England

Malcolm

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Colin

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William J

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thedora

Hennessey

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

England

Margaret

Diamond

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Crawford

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crarae, Argyllshire, Scotland

Eliza

Innes

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

England

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