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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1844, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1844 in Liberton, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Thompson, born in 1841 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Thompson's household
Alexander
Thompson
Head
Janet
Thompson
Wife
George
Thompson
Son
Ann
Thompson
Daughter
Mary Jane
Thompson
Daughter
John
Thompson
Son
Janet
Thompson
Daughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thompson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Wife | Married | 40 | 1841 | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | |
George | Thompson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Thompson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Thompson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Thompson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thompson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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