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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1826)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, England

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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 Thomson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1826 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha R Thomson, born in 1829 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Martha (born 1860 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Margaret (born 1863 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1865 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), George (born 1872 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Thomas (born 1875 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, George Stobie, born in 1860 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Martha R

Thomson

Wife
Female

Martha

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Stobie

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

55

1826

Scotland

Martha R

Thomson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Martha

Thomson

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Thomson

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Thomson

Son

Single

9

1872

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Thomson

Son

Single

6

1875

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

George

Stobie

Lodger

Single

21

1860

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

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