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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1833, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterculter, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1833 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1843 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

48

1833

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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