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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1827, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1827 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1836 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jemima A (born 1861 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1863 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1872 in England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, James Thomson, born in 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jemima A

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

54

1827

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jemima A

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

18

1863

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

England

James

Thomson

Nephew

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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