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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1815, Berwickshire)

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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1815 in Berwickshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1815 in Hutton, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1846 in Berwickshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Son-In-Law, James Gilson, born in 1847 in West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James

Gilson

Son-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

66

1815

Berwickshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

66

1815

Hutton, Berwickshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

Married

35

1846

Berwickshire, Scotland

James

Gilson

Son-In-Law

Married

34

1847

West Barns, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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