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Household of William Thomason (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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 Thomason and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomason, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomason, born in 1845 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1867 in Scotland), Mary (born 1871 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Helen (born 1873 in United States), Catherine (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Herriott (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Stanley (born 1880 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Son Daughter, Jeffie (born 1869 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and William's Visitor, William (born 1855 in Montrose, Angus, Scotland).


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William Thomason's household

Male

William

Thomason

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomason

Wife
Male

William

Thomason

Son
Female

Jeffie

Thomason

Son Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Helen

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomason

Daughter
Female

Herriott

Thomason

Daughter
Male

Stanley

Thomason

Son
Male

William

Cairncross

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thomason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomason

Head

Married

36

1845

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomason

Wife

Married

36

1845

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

William

Thomason

Son

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Jeffie

Thomason

Son Daughter

Single

12

1869

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary

Thomason

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Gateshead, Durham, England

Helen

Thomason

Daughter

Single

8

1873

United States

Catherine

Thomason

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Herriott

Thomason

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Stanley

Thomason

Son

Single

1

1880

Gateshead, Durham, England

William

Cairncross

Visitor

Single

26

1855

Montrose, Angus, Scotland

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