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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1836 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1836 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1861 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Andrew (born 1866 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jean (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Father, John (born 1802 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Jean

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Edgar

Granddaughter
Male

John

Thomson

Father
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

45

1836

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

15

1866

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

13

1868

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jean

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret

Edgar

Granddaughter

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Thomson

Father

Widower

79

1802

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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