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Household of Matthew Thomson (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Matthew Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Thomson, born in 1828 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thomson, born in 1831 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Matthew Thomson's household

Male

Matthew

Thomson

Head
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Matthew

Thomson

Son
Female

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Thomson

Head

Married

53

1828

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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