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Household of Thomas Prentice (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carmichael, 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 Prentice and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Prentice, born in 1823 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary Prentice, born in 1825 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1852 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1856 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1862 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1868 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Grandson, William (born 1881 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Servant, James (born 1868 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Prentice's household

Male

Thomas

Prentice

Head
Female

Mary

Prentice

Wife
Female

Margaret

Prentice

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Prentice

Son
Male

James

Prentice

Son
Female

Janet

Prentice

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Prentice

Daughter
Male

William

Prentice

Grandson
Male

James

Purdie

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Prentice
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Prentice

Head

Married

58

1823

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Prentice

Wife

Married

56

1825

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Prentice

Daughter

-

29

1852

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Prentice

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Prentice

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Prentice

Daughter

-

13

1868

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Prentice

Grandson

-

0

1881

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Purdie

Servant

-

13

1868

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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