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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1848, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Thom and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1848 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Thom, born in 1851 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Gordon (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, Gordon Thomson, born in 1814 in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Helen

Thom

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thom

Son
Male

Gordon

Thom

Son
Male

James

Thom

Son
Male

Gordon

Thomson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

33

1848

Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Helen

Thom

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thom

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gordon

Thom

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thom

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Gordon

Thomson

Father-In-Law

Married

67

1814

Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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