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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenmuick, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1829 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1832 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1859 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Shaw

Boarder
Male

John

Coutts

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

52

1829

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Shaw

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Coutts

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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