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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1825)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glasserton, Wigtownshire, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1825 in , consisted of 13 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Thompson, born in 1838 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Janet (born 1870 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1874 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Uncle, William (born 1793 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Mary (born 1823 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1863 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1854 in Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thompson's household

Male

Alexander

Thompson

Head
Female

Martha

Thompson

Wife
Female

Janet

Thompson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
Male

Peter

Thompson

Son
Male

Hugh

Thompson

Son
Male

John

Thompson

Son
Male

James

Thompson

Son
Male

William

Thompson

Uncle
Female

Mary

McCulloch

Visitor
Male

William

Crawford

Servant
Female

Mary

Webster

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Irvine

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thompson

Head

Married

56

1825

England

Martha

Thompson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Thompson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thompson

Son

-

9

1872

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Peter

Thompson

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hugh

Thompson

Son

-

7

1874

Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Thompson

Son

-

5

1876

Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thompson

Son

-

3

1878

Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Thompson

Uncle

Widower

88

1793

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

McCulloch

Visitor

Married

58

1823

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Crawford

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Webster

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Irvine

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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