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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1844, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drainie, Moray, 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 Thomson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1844 in Buckie, Banffshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Thomson, born in 1842 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1867 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Branderburgh, Elgin or Moray, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

37

1844

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Branderburgh, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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