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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1824, Peeblesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 1824 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; James (born 1855 in England), Charlotte P (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret K (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret S Williamson, born in 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Thomson's household
Alexander
Thomson
Head
James
Thomson
Son
Charlotte P
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret K
Thomson
Daughter
Janet
Thomson
Daughter
Margaret S
Williamson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Peeblesshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thomson | Head | Widower | 57 | 1824 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | England | |
Charlotte P | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret K | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Thomson | Daughter | - | 18 | 1863 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret S | Williamson | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland |
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