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Household of Alex Thomson (born 1854, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Thomson, born in 1854 in Lugar, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1851 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jeanie (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Step Daughter, Emily Muirhead, born in 1870 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alex Thomson's household

Male

Alex

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Emily

Muirhead

Step Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Jeanie

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Thomson

Head

Married

27

1854

Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Emily

Muirhead

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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