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Household of Thomas Alston (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Thomas Alston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alston, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Alston, born in 1841 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie C (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John D (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Alston's household

Male

Thomas

Alston

Head
Female

Jane

Alston

Wife
Female

Margaret

Alston

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alston

Son
Female

Jessie C

Alston

Daughter
Male

John D

Alston

Son
Male

Arthur

Alston

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alston

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Alston

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alston

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Alston

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie C

Alston

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John D

Alston

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Arthur

Alston

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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