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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1831 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Thomson, born in 1836 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1857 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George (born 1859 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Frederick (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1876 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Sarah A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Julia

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
Male

Frederick

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

50

1831

New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

16

1865

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah A

Thomson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Julia

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Frederick

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

5

1876

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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