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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1843 in Shettleston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Thomson, born in 1844 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1869 in Ireland), George (born 1871 in Ireland), John (born 1873 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Lanarkshire, Scotland), Bethia (born 1877 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1880 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Isabella

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Female

Janet

Thomson

Daughter
Male

George

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

James

Thomson

Son
Female

Bethia

Thomson

Daughter
Male

Walter

Thomson

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

38

1843

Shettleston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Thomson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Thomson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ireland

George

Thomson

Son

-

10

1871

Ireland

John

Thomson

Son

-

8

1873

Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Thomson

Son

-

6

1875

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Thomson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Son

-

1

1880

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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