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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1852, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South 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 1852 in Orkney, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Thomson, born in 1849 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret G (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, James B (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother, John R (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Ann

Thomson

Wife
Female

Margaret G

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

James B

Thomson

Brother
Male

John R

Thomson

Brother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

29

1852

Orkney, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret G

Thomson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James B

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

John R

Thomson

Brother

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

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