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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1841, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, Midlothian, 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 14 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1841 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 15 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; William (born 1862 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1869 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Albert (born 1871 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Cecilia (born 1875 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Mary (born 1811 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Joseph (born 1855 in Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Ann (born 1810 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Nellie (born 1879 in Roxburghshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Thomson's household
Alexander
Thomson
Head
Elizabeth
Thomson
Wife
William
Thomson
Son
Alexander
Thomson
Son
Elizabeth
Thomson
Daughter
George
Thomson
Son
Albert
Thomson
Son
James
Thomson
Son
Cecilia
Thomson
Daughter
Andrew
Thomson
Son
Mary
Miller
Mother
Joseph
Hunter
Boarder
Alexander
Innes
Boarder
Ann
Dingal
Boarder
Nellie
Braid
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (15 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thomson | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Thomson | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Thomson | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Thomson | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Albert | Thomson | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Cecilia | Thomson | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew | Thomson | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Miller | Mother | Widow | 70 | 1811 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Joseph | Hunter | Boarder | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Innes | Boarder | - | 9 | 1872 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Ann | Dingal | Boarder | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Nellie | Braid | Boarder | - | 2 | 1879 | Roxburghshire, Scotland |
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