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Household of Thomas Palmer (born 1842, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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 Palmer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Palmer, born in 1842 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane S Palmer, born in 1844 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jane J (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert S (born 1871 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Palmer's household

Male

Thomas

Palmer

Head
Female

Jane S

Palmer

Wife
Female

Jane J

Palmer

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Palmer

Son
Male

John

Palmer

Son
Male

James

Palmer

Son
Male

George

Palmer

Son
Male

Alexander

Palmer

Son
Male

Thomas

Palmer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Palmer

Head

Married

39

1842

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane S

Palmer

Wife

-

37

1844

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane J

Palmer

Daughter

-

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Robert S

Palmer

Son

-

10

1871

Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Palmer

Son

-

9

1872

Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Palmer

Son

-

7

1874

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Palmer

Son

-

5

1876

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Palmer

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Palmer

Son

-

2

1879

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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