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Household of Moses Thompson (born 1849, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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.

Moses Thompson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Thompson, born in 1849 in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Moses was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Boarder, John (born 1825 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Moses's Boarder, Archibald (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Moses Thompson's household

Male

Moses

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Female

Christina

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
Male

John

McLauchlan

Boarder
Male

Archibald

Morrison

Boarder
First name(s) Moses
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Thompson

Head

Married

32

1849

Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McLauchlan

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Morrison

Boarder

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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