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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1837 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1855 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Stewart (born 1861 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catharine (born 1871 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1875 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1874 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Grandson, James (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Stewart

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Catharine

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Fichney

Grandson
Male

James

Fichney

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

Widow

26

1855

Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Stewart

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catharine

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Fichney

Grandson

Unmarried

7

1874

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Fichney

Grandson

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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