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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, Midlothian, 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 1842 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1841 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Laurence (born 1863 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alice (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

Laurence

Thomson

Son
Female

Alice

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Laurence

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Midlothian, Scotland

Alice

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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