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Household of Alexander M C Thomson (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, Midlothian, 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 M C Thomson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander M C Thomson, born in 1838 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander M C was the head of the household, married to Marion Thomson, born in 1847 in Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander M C's Servant, Janet (born 1847 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland), Alexander M C's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander M C's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander M C Thomson's household

Male

Alexander M C

Thomson

Head
Female

Marion

Thomson

Wife
Female

Janet

Ramsay

Servant
Female

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant
Female

Jane

Hamilton

Servant
First name(s) Alexander M C
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander M C

Thomson

Head

Married

43

1838

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Invernessshire, Scotland

Janet

Ramsay

Servant

Unmarried

34

1847

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

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