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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1835, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1835 in Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Thomson, born in 1840 in Netherlee, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Agnes Douglas (born 1860 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Jeannie (born 1878 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, William Telfer, born in 1812 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Wife
Female

Agnes Douglas

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Female

Jeannie

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

William

Telfer

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Netherlee, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes Douglas

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jeannie

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Telfer

Father-In-Law

Widower

69

1812

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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