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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1845 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Andrew W (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David G (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William W (born 1874 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James A (born 1876 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert M (born 1879 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

Andrew W

Thomson

Son
Male

David G

Thomson

Son
Male

William W

Thomson

Son
Male

James A

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert M

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

36

1845

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew W

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David G

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William W

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James A

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert M

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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