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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1841, Kincardineshire)

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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1841 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Thomson, born in 1839 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander John (born 1873 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William Mclean (born 1875 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, Alexander George (born 1864 in -) and Alexander's -, Ann (born 1848 in Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander John

Thomson

Son
Male

William Mclean

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Geddes

Step Daughter
Male

Alexander George

Geddes

Step Son
Female

Ann

Collie

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander John

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Mclean

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Geddes

Step Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander George

Geddes

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

-

Ann

Collie

-

Married

33

1848

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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