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Household of William I Thomson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

William I Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William I Thomson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. William I was the head of the household, married to Mary Risto Orthomson, born in 1843 in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William Risto (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Risto (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes Risto (born 1881 in Strathbungo, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William I's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Campbeltown) and William I's Servant, Marion Jane (born 1862 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William I Thomson's household

Male

William I

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Risto Orthomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

William Risto

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary Risto

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes Risto

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

McKay

Servant
Female

Marion Jane

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) William I
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William I

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

-

Mary

Risto Orthomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William Risto

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Risto

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes Risto

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Strathbungo, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

McKay

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Campbeltown

Marion Jane

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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