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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1826 in Perthshire, consisted of 16 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thompson, born in 1831 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James (born 1859 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1860 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), William B (born 1866 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1875 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Isabella (born 1803 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1859 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William D (born 1856 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, James (born 1863 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, James (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thompson's household

Male

Alexander

Thompson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Wife
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
Male

William B

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Charles

Thompson

Son
Male

Peter

Thompson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McDonald

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annie

Robertson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Connacher

Servant
Male

William D

Donald

Servant
Male

James

Sutherland

Servant
Male

James

Robertson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thompson

Head

Married

55

1826

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

William B

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Charles

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Peter

Thompson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thompson

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

McDonald

Mother-In-Law

Widow

78

1803

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Connacher

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William D

Donald

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Robertson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

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