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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1827, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1827 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Thomson, born in 1829 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Telford (born 1857 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1861 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland), Barbara (born 1865 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland) and Betsy (born 1870 in Wemyss, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Betsy

Thomson

Wife
Male

Telford

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

54

1827

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Thomson

Wife

Married

52

1829

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Telford

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Barbara

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Betsy

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

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