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Household of Alex Thomson (born 1816)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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 Thomson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Thomson, born in 1816 in , consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Emma J Thomson, born in 1819 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. They had 3 children; Emma M M (born 1844 in Scotland), Emily G (born 1845 in Scotland) and Helen (born 1853 in Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Annie Carter, born in 1858 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.


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Alex Thomson's household

Male

Alex

Thomson

Head
Female

Emma J

Thomson

Wife
Female

Emma M M

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Emily G

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen

L Thomson

Daughter
Female

Annie

Carter

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Thomson

Head

Married

65

1816

Scotland

Emma J

Thomson

Wife

Married

62

1819

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Emma M M

Thomson

Daughter

Single

37

1844

Scotland

Emily G

Thomson

Daughter

Single

36

1845

Scotland

Helen

L Thomson

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Scotland

Annie

Carter

Servant

Single

23

1858

Middlewich, Cheshire, England

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