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Household of William Thomson (born 1853, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Thomson, born in 1853 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1856 in England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Boarder, Michael (born 1858 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Henry (born 1863 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Michael

McGlone

Boarder
Male

Henry

McGlone

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Thomson

Head

Married

28

1853

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

25

1856

England

Michael

McGlone

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

McGlone

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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