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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1846, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1846 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Thomson, born in 1845 in Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Allan (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1877 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Wife
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Allan

Thomson

Son
Female

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Lower Largo, Fife, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Allan

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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