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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Joan Thomson, born in 1848 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Annie (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lauchlan (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandmother, Joan Stirling, born in 1806 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Joan

Thomson

Wife
Female

Annie

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Joan

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

Lauchlan

Thomson

Son
Female

Joan

Stirling

Grandmother
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Thomson

Wife

Married

33

1848

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Thomson

Daughter

-

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Thomson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lauchlan

Thomson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Stirling

Grandmother

Widow

75

1806

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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