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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1840 in Busby, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Thomson, born in 1840 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Henry (born 1869 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Rachael F (born 1871 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and James H (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, George Henderson Thomson, born in 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Jane

Thomson

Wife
Male

Henry

Thomson

Son
Female

Rachael F

Thomson

Daughter
Male

James H

Thomson

Son
Male

George Henderson

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

41

1840

Busby, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Thomson

Wife

Married

41

1840

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Henry

Thomson

Son

-

12

1869

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Rachael F

Thomson

Daughter

-

10

1871

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

James H

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George Henderson

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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