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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1834 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; Rachel (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1864 in Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1867 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1869 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Rachel T Toppin, born in 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander Thomson's household
Alexander
Thomson
Head
Jessie
Thomson
Wife
Rachel
Thomson
Daughter
Thomas
Thomson
Son
John
Thomson
Son
Alfred
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
George
Thomson
Son
Rachel T
Toppin
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Rachel | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Thomas | Thomson | Son | - | 17 | 1864 | Arbirlot, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alfred | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
George | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Rachel T | Toppin | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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