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Household of Moses Thomson (born 1818, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Moses Thomson, born in 1818 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Moses was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Alexander (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Moses's Son-In-Law, Michael (born 1834 in England), Moses's Grandson, Duncan (born 1859 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Moses's Granddaughter, Christina (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Moses's Grandson, William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Moses's Visitor, Jane (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Moses Thomson's household

Male

Moses

Thomson

Head
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Michael

Carrigan

Son-In-Law
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Duncan

Baxter

Grandson
Female

Christina

Carrigan

Granddaughter
Male

William

Carrigan

Grandson
Female

Jane

Syminton

Visitor
First name(s) Moses
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Moses

Thomson

Head

Widower

63

1818

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

Carrigan

Son-In-Law

Married

47

1834

England

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Duncan

Baxter

Grandson

Married

22

1859

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Carrigan

Granddaughter

Married

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Carrigan

Grandson

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Syminton

Visitor

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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