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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1857, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1857 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Clementina Thomson, born in 1859 in Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; David, born 1881 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1837 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Clementina

Thomson

Wife
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Broom

Boarder
Male

Thomas

Glass

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

24

1857

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Clementina

Thomson

Wife

Married

22

1859

Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Broom

Boarder

Widower

44

1837

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Thomas

Glass

Boarder

Married

25

1856

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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