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Household of Thomas Neilson (born 1827, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryhill, 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 14 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Neilson, born in 1827 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 15 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane Neilson, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 10 children; Lillias (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maurice (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Victor (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Visitor, Eliza (born 1851 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1838 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, Margaret (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Neilson's household

Male

Thomas

Neilson

Head
Female

Jane

Neilson

Wife
Female

Lillias

Neilson

Daughter
Male

James

Neilson

Son
Female

Anne

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Neilson

Son
Female

Jane

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Maurice

Neilson

Son
Female

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter
Male

William

Neilson

Son
Female

Janet

Neilson

Daughter
Male

Victor

Neilson

Son
Female

Eliza

Swan

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Heath

Servant
Female

Margaret

McLean

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Neilson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (15 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Neilson

Head

Married

54

1827

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lillias

Neilson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Neilson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Neilson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Neilson

Son

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Neilson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maurice

Neilson

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Neilson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Neilson

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Neilson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Victor

Neilson

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Swan

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Heath

Servant

Married

43

1838

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

McLean

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Argyllshire, Scotland

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