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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, 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 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1842 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander F (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland), Emily Mary (born 1877 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Charles E (born 1881 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jane C B (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1859 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Hugh R D B (born 1867 in Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander F

Thomson

Son
Female

Emily Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Charles E

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane C B

Fraser

Sister-In-Law
Female

Mary

Strachan

Servant
Male

Alexander

Beaton

Servant
Male

Hugh R D B

Johnston

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place 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

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander F

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Emily Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Charles E

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane C B

Fraser

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Strachan

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Hugh R D B

Johnston

Servant

-

14

1867

Kincardineshire, Scotland

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