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Household of Thomas Thomson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Thomson, born in 1831 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Mary A Thomson, born in 1851 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Gavin (born 1873 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1875 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1878 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Boarder, Alex (born 1866 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Boarder, George (born 1869 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Thomson's household

Male

Thomas

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary A

Thomson

Wife
Male

Gavin

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Alex

Fleming

Boarder
Male

George

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Thomson

Head

Married

50

1831

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Thomson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Fleming

Boarder

-

15

1866

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Boarder

-

12

1869

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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