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Household of Alexander A Thom (born 1852, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Alexander A Thom and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander A Thom, born in 1852 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander A was the head of the household, married to Mary T Thom, born in 1852 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; William G (born 1872 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Arthur D (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Thomson S (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander A's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1816 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander A's Boarder, Alex G (born 1845 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander A Thom's household

Male

Alexander A

Thom

Head
Female

Mary T

Thom

Wife
Male

William G

Thom

Son
Male

Alexander

Thom

Son
Female

Isabella

Thom

Daughter
Male

Arthur D

Thom

Son
Male

Thomson S

Thom

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Leith

Boarder
Female

Alex G

Young

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander A
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander A

Thom

Head

Married

29

1852

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary T

Thom

Wife

Married

29

1852

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William G

Thom

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thom

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Thom

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Arthur D

Thom

Son

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomson S

Thom

Son

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Leith

Boarder

Widow

65

1816

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex G

Young

Boarder

Unmarried

36

1845

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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