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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1844, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1844 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marion Thomson, born in 1845 in Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Jessie R (born 1869 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1873 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James G (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alex H (born 1879 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David G (born 1881 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh A (born 1881 in Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Mary Thomson, born in 1867 in Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Thomson's household
Alexander
Thomson
Head
Marion
Thomson
Wife
Jessie R
Thomson
Daughter
Henry
Thomson
Son
James G
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Daughter
Alex H
Thomson
Son
David G
Thomson
Son
Hugh A
Thomson
Son
Mary
Thomson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Thomson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 37 |
| Birth year | 1844 |
| Birth place | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Thomson | Head | Married | 37 | 1844 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | Thomson | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Cumbernauld, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Jessie R | Thomson | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Henry | Thomson | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James G | Thomson | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alex H | Thomson | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
David G | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Hugh A | Thomson | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Chapelhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Servant | - | 14 | 1867 | Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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