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Household of Alexander Thom (born 1809, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Saddell, Argyllshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thom, born in 1809 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thom, born in 1819 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1847 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1849 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1859 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1861 in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Mary (born 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland) and Alexander's -, John (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thom's household

Male

Alexander

Thom

Head
Female

Mary

Thom

Wife
Female

Mary

Thom

Daughter
Male

John

Thom

Son
Male

Archibald

Thom

Son
Female

Margaret

Thom

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ross

-
Male

John

Marshall

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thom
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thom

Head

Married

72

1809

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Thom

Wife

Married

62

1819

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

34

1847

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Thom

Son

Unmarried

32

1849

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thom

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thom

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Ross

-

Unmarried

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

John

Marshall

-

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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