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Household of Thomas Neilson (born 1840, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Neilson, born in 1840 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Marion Hartie Neilson, born in 1841 in Allanton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1863 in Allanton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1865 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1867 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Esther (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Neilson's household

Male

Thomas

Neilson

Head
Female

Marion Hartie

Neilson

Wife
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Male

Richard

Neilson

Son
Female

Mary

Neilson

Daughter
Female

Esther

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Male

John

Neilson

Son
Female

Marion

Neilson

Daughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Neilson

Head

Married

41

1840

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion Hartie

Neilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Allanton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Allanton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Neilson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esther

Neilson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Neilson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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