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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1839, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1839 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1839 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Archibald (born 1862 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), George (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen R (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Male

Archibald

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Helen R

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

42

1839

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Archibald

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen R

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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