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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1845, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Caputh, Perthshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1845 in Borthwick, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1846 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; Janet (born 1872 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

36

1845

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Borgue, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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