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Household of Alex Thompson (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Alex Thompson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Thompson, born in 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 7 children; Alex (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Thompson's household

Male

Alex

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

Alex

Thompson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thompson

Son
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Anne

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Thompson

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Alex

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Matthew

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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