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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Thom and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen Thom, born in 1839 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Annie (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, George (born 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Sister, Margaret (born 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Rachel (born 1864 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Ellen

Thom

Wife
Female

Annie

Thom

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thom

Son
Male

John

Thom

Son
Male

George

Thom

Son
Female

Margaret

Thom

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Thom

Daughter
Male

George

Thom

Brother
Female

Margaret

Donaldson

Sister
Female

Rachel

Hutcheson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thom

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Annie

Thom

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thom

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thom

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thom

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thom

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Thom

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Thom

Brother

Unmarried

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Donaldson

Sister

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Hutcheson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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