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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1842)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 1842 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Thomson, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 3 children; Joseph (born 1862 in Ireland), David (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William John Kidd, born in 1853 in Ireland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Thomson

Wife
Male

Joseph

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Male

Andrew

Thomson

Son
Male

William John

Kidd

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Sarah Ann

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Joseph

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

David

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William John

Kidd

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Ireland

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