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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1841, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Walls, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1864 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland) and Edward E (born 1879 in Walls, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandfather, James (born 1818 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland).
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Alexander Thomson's household
Alexander
Thomson
Head
Elizabeth
Thomson
Wife
John
Thomson
Son
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Edward E
Thomson
Son
James
Charleson
Grandfather
John
Simpson
Boarder
George
Simpson
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Wick, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thomson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
Edward E | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Walls, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Charleson | Grandfather | Married | 63 | 1818 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
John | Simpson | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland | |
George | Simpson | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland |
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