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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1834, Stirlingshire)

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 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1834 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1852 in Moy, Invernessshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, George Irvine, born in 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Mary

Thomson

Wife
Male

George

Irvine

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

47

1834

Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Thomson

Wife

Married

29

1852

Moy, Invernessshire, Scotland

George

Irvine

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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