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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1831, Kincardineshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinneff & Catterline, 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 1831 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 6 children; Annie E (born 1864 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Edith J (born 1866 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Eliza K (born 1869 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland), William A (born 1873 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland), David E (born 1877 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Jane S (born 1879 in Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Eliza (born 1842 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, James (born 1866 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Annie E

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Edith J

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eliza K

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William A

Thomson

Son
Male

David E

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane S

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Sim

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Gordon

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Widower

50

1831

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Annie E

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Edith J

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza K

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

William A

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David E

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jane S

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kinneff, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Eliza

Sim

Sister-In-Law

-

39

1842

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Gordon

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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