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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1843 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Thompson, born in 1842 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Christina (born 1871 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1874 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1876 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Christina Anderson, born in 1813 in Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Thompson's household
Alexander
Thompson
Head
Christina
Thompson
Wife
Christina
Thompson
Daughter
Mary
Thompson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Thompson
Daughter
William
Thompson
Son
James
Thompson
Son
Christina
Anderson
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thompson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thompson | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Christina | Thompson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Thompson | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Thompson | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thompson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Thompson | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Thompson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Christina | Anderson | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 68 | 1813 | Dolphinton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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