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Household of Robert Thomson (born 1849, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Thomson, born in 1849 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1852 in Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1877 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Thomson's household

Male

Robert

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Robert
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Thomson

Head

Married

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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