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Household of Richard Thomas (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

Richard Thomas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Thomas, born in 1836 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomas, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1851 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Richard Thomas's household

Male

Richard

Thomas

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter
Male

Peter

Thomas

Son
Male

James

Thomas

Son
Male

George

Thomas

Son
First name(s) Richard
Last name Thomas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Richard

Thomas

Head

Married

45

1836

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomas

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Elizabeth

Thomas

Daughter

Widow

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomas

Son

Unmarried

30

1851

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Thomas

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Thomas

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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