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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1834, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Banchory Devenick, Kincardineshire, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1834 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Harper Thom, born in 1851 in Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Maggie Jane, born 1871 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, William Walker, born in 1806 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Ann Harper

Thom

Wife
Female

Maggie Jane

Thom

Daughter
Male

William

Walker

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

47

1834

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann Harper

Thom

Wife

Married

30

1851

Fordyce, Banffshire, Scotland

Maggie Jane

Thom

Daughter

-

10

1871

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Walker

Lodger

Unmarried

75

1806

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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