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Household of William Thomson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, 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 Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1859 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Isabella A, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Visitor, Isabella (born 1858 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland) and William's Visitor, Martha (born 1855 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Isabella A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Gorman

Visitor
Female

Martha

Gorman

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella A

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Gorman

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

Gorman

Visitor

Unmarried

26

1855

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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