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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1847, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1847 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Thom, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Maggie (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Hugh (born 1865 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Charles (born 1859 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Eliza

Thom

Wife
Female

Maggie

Thom

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thom

Son
Male

George

Thom

Son
Male

Hugh

Strachan

Boarder
Male

Charles

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

34

1847

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Thom

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thom

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thom

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh

Strachan

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Charles

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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