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Household of Thomas Colthart (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Colthart, born in 1839 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Janet Colthart, born in 1835 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1861 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1876 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Helen New?, born in 1874 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Colthart's household

Male

Thomas

Colthart

Head
Female

Janet

Colthart

Wife
Male

William

Colthart

Son
Female

Helen

Colthart

Daughter
Male

John

Colthart

Son
Female

Jane

Colthart

Daughter
Female

Mary

Colthart

Daughter
Female

Helen

New?

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Colthart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Colthart

Head

Married

42

1839

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Colthart

Wife

Married

46

1835

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Colthart

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Colthart

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Colthart

Son

-

10

1871

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Colthart

Daughter

-

7

1874

Crawfordjohn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Colthart

Daughter

-

5

1876

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

New?

Boarder

-

7

1874

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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