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Household of Alexander Thompson (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thompson, born in 1831 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thompson, born in 1835 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, George (born 1861 in England) and Alexander's Boarder, Mary (born 1814 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thompson's household

Male

Alexander

Thompson

Head
Female

Mary

Thompson

Wife
Male

George

Gardner

Step Son
Male

Alexander

Thompson

Son
Female

Mary

McAulay

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thompson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thompson

Head

Married

50

1831

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thompson

Wife

Married

46

1835

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

George

Gardner

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

England

Alexander

Thompson

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McAulay

Boarder

Married

67

1814

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

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