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Household of Thomas Renton (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Renton and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Renton, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jane W Renton, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary J (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Servant, Ann Robertson, born in 1858 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Renton's household

Male

Thomas

Renton

Head
Female

Jane W

Renton

Wife
Female

Mary J

Renton

Daughter
Male

John

Renton

Son
Male

William

Renton

Son
Female

Jessie

Renton

Daughter
Female

Ann

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Renton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Renton

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane W

Renton

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary J

Renton

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Renton

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Renton

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Renton

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Invernessshire, Scotland

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