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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1841, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1841 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1842 in Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Marion (born 1869 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1871 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Marion

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

40

1841

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

39

1842

Strathaven, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

David

Thomson

Son

-

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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