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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1815, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 1815 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thom, born in 1813 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Andrew (born 1838 in Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1852 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1854 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Mary Jane Bruce, born in 1868 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Thom's household
Alexander
Thom
Head
Mary
Thom
Wife
Andrew
Thom
Son
Christina
Thom
Daughter
Ann
Thom
Daughter
Mary Jane
Bruce
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thom |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 66 |
| Birth year | 1815 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thom | Head | Married | 66 | 1815 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Thom | Wife | Married | 68 | 1813 | Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thom | Son | Unmarried | 43 | 1838 | Rathen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Thom | Daughter | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Thom | Daughter | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Bruce | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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