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Household of William Thomson (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1841 in -. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
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

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

-

Robert

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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