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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1848 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thom, born in 1847 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Robb, born in 1868 in England.


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thom

Wife
Female

Catherine

Thom

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thom

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thom

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thom

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robb

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

33

1848

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thom

Wife

Married

34

1847

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thom

Daughter

-

9

1872

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Thom

Son

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thom

Daughter

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thom

Daughter

-

0

1881

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Robb

Servant

-

13

1868

England

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