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Household of Alex Thomson (born 1841, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stornoway, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Thomson and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Thomson, born in 1841 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 14 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Alex Thomson, born in 1841 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 11 children; Angus (born 1867 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Ann (born 1869 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Christina (born 1870 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Catherine (born 1871 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Evander (born 1872 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Murdo (born 1874 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alex (born 1877 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Marion (born 1878 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John (born 1879 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Catherine Thomson, born in 1825 in Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.


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Alex Thomson's household

Male

Alex

Thomson

Head
Female

Alex

Thomson

Wife
Male

Angus

Thomson

Son
Male

Donald

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Evander

Thomson

Son
Male

Murdo

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Alex

Thomson

Son
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alex

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Angus

Thomson

Son

-

14

1867

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Evander

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Murdo

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alex

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

56

1825

Stornoway, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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