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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1837, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock Middle, Renfrewshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1837 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Thomson, born in 1836 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1861 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

Peter

Thomson

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Son
Female

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

44

1837

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Thomson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Thomson

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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