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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1824, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1824 in Dallas, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1832 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1860 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), George J (born 1865 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1868 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1876 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George J

Thomson

Son
Female

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dallas, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

57

1824

Dallas, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

49

1832

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

George J

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

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