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Household of Thomas Corson (born 1834, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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 Corson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Corson, born in 1834 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Corson, born in 1846 in Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1871 in Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1877 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Robert (born 1831 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas's Visitor, Alexander (born 1826 in Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1836 in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, John (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Corson's household

Male

Thomas

Corson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Corson

Wife
Female

Margaret

Corson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Corson

Son
Female

Mary

Corson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Robson

Visitor
Male

Alexander

Robson

Visitor
Female

Agnes

Gibson

Servant
Male

John

McDougal

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Corson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Corson

Head

Married

47

1834

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Corson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Margaret

Corson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Thomas

Corson

Son

-

8

1873

Parton, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Corson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Robson

Visitor

Unmarried

50

1831

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Alexander

Robson

Visitor

Unmarried

55

1826

Urr, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

45

1836

Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

McDougal

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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