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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1846, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1846 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thompson, born in 1869 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland), Matthew (born 1875 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Father, Matthew (born 1814 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Mother, Isabella (born 1811 in Kettle, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Thompson's household

Male

Alexander

Thompson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Matthew

Thompson

Father
Female

Isabella

Grant

Mother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thompson

Head

Married

35

1846

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thompson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Matthew

Thompson

Son

-

6

1875

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Thompson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Matthew

Thompson

Father

Married

67

1814

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

Grant

Mother

Married

70

1811

Kettle, Fife, Scotland

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