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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Faralina Sutherland, born in 1835 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1866 in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1869 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Arthur (born 1878 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Faralina

Sutherland

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

Arthur

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Faralina

Sutherland

Wife

Married

46

1835

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Arthur

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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