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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1844, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Thompson and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1844 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christinia Thompson, born in 1845 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander F (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie F (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Beatrice (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1812 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alexander Thompson's household
Alexander
Thompson
Head
Christinia
Thompson
Wife
Catherine
Thompson
Daughter
Alexander F
Thompson
Son
Jessie F
Thompson
Daughter
Beatrice
Thompson
Daughter
Catherine
Watson
Mother-In-Law
Jane
Adam
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thompson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Christinia | Thompson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Thompson | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander F | Thompson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie F | Thompson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Beatrice | Thompson | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Catherine | Watson | Mother-In-Law | Married | 69 | 1812 | Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Adam | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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