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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1803, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1803 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Helen, born 1836 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen L (born 1867 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Martha D (born 1868 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Jemima M L (born 1870 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Helen

Hunter

Daughter
Female

Helen L

Hunter

Granddaughter
Female

Martha D

Hunter

Granddaughter
Female

Jemima M L

Hunter

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 78
Birth year 1803
Birth place Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Widower

78

1803

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Hunter

Daughter

Widow

45

1836

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen L

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

14

1867

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha D

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Jemima M L

Hunter

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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