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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1833 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1840 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1868 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1870 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Female

Jane

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thomson

Daughter
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

48

1833

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charlotte

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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