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Household of William Thomson (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Old Monkland Parish, 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 1851 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thomson, born in 1853 in Braco, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ellen G (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary C (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald R (born 1881 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Thomson's household

Male

William

Thomson

Head
Female

Ellen

Thomson

Wife
Female

Ellen G

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Archibald R

Thomson

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Coatbridge, 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

30

1851

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thomson

Wife

Married

28

1853

Braco, Perthshire, Scotland

Ellen G

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald R

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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