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Household of Thomas Neilson (born 1835, Dunbartonshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Neilson, born in 1835 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Neilson, born in 1840 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Neilson's household

Male

Thomas

Neilson

Head
Female

Jane

Neilson

Wife
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

Robert

Neilson

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Neilson

Head

Married

46

1835

Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Neilson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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