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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Milton, 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.

Robert Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Grace (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cornelius (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Peter Campbell, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Female

Grace

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Cornelius

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Campbell

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Grace

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cornelius

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Campbell

Boarder

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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