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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1824, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1824 in Abernethy, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Barbara Thomson, born in 1827 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1858 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1858 in Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Rachel (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Ann

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Abernethy, Perthshire, 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

Abernethy, Perthshire, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Rachel

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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