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Household of Alexander T Thomson (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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 T Thomson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander T Thomson, born in 1844 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander T was the head of the household, married to Margaret M Thomson, born in 1847 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Fraser H T (born 1878 in -) and Ernest J A (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander T's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1815 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander T's Governess, Zoe (born 1851 in France), Alexander T's Servant, Catherine (born 1854 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander T's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1854 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander T Thomson's household

Male

Alexander T

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret M

Thomson

Wife
Male

Fraser H T

Thomson

Son
Male

Ernest J A

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Leitch

Mother-In-Law
Female

Zoe

de Leaux

Governess
Female

Catherine

McDonald

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

McPhail

Servant
First name(s) Alexander T
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place West Indies

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander T

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

West Indies

Margaret M

Thomson

Wife

Married

34

1847

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Fraser H T

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

-

Ernest J A

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Leitch

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Zoe

de Leaux

Governess

Widow

30

1851

France

Catherine

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McPhail

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Invernessshire, Scotland

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