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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1824, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1824 in Markinch, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Frank (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

Frank

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

57

1824

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frank

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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