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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1832, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1832 in Stromness, Orkney, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Caroline Thomson, born in 1848 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander T, born 1876 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, John Thomson, born in 1879 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Caroline

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander T

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

-
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

49

1832

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Caroline

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Alexander T

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

John

Thomson

-

-

2

1879

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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