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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1843 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1844 in Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary Cm (born 1876 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John Miller (born 1878 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland) and William Reynard (born 1880 in St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Flora (born 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1843 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Harriet (born 1859 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary Cm

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

John Miller

Thomson

Son
Male

William Reynard

Thomson

Son
Female

Flora

McCombie

Servant
Female

Margaret

Daniel

Servant
Female

Harriet

Sutherland

Servant
Female

Margaret

Chisolm

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary Cm

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John Miller

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

William Reynard

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

St Georges, Midlothian, Scotland

Flora

McCombie

Servant

Widow

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Daniel

Servant

Widow

38

1843

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Harriet

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Chisolm

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

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