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Household of Thomas Neilson (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 1848 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Neilson, born in 1848 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie D (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina W (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane J (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Servant, Agnes (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas's Boarder, Walter (born 1849 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, James C (born 1825 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Neilson's household

Male

Thomas

Neilson

Head
Female

Jane

Neilson

Wife
Female

Jessie D

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Christina W

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Jane J

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Baillie

Servant
Male

Walter

Crookston

Boarder
Male

James C

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Neilson

Head

Married

33

1848

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie D

Neilson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina W

Neilson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane J

Neilson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Baillie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Crookston

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James C

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

56

1825

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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