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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1846, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1846 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1843 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Isaac (born 1870 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), M J Mcmannies (born 1874 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Isaac

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

M J Mcmannies

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

38

1843

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Isaac

Thomson

Son

-

11

1870

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

M J Mcmannies

Thomson

Daughter

-

7

1874

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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