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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1829, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1829 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Thomson, born in 1840 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Helen (born 1864 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Kettie (born 1868 in Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary F (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Helen

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Kettie

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary F

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

52

1829

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Kettie

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Perthshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexandrina

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary F

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

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