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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1855 in Partick, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1849 in Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Peter (born 1856 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

George

Kerr

Boarder
Male

Peter

Anderson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

26

1855

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Kerr

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Thornliebank, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Anderson

Boarder

Unmarried

25

1856

Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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