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Household of Alexander Thomson (born 1835, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Thomson, born in 1835 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Thomson, born in 1839 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1874 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1877 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Thomson's household

Male

Alexander

Thomson

Head
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Thomson

Son
Male

John

Thomson

Son
Male

William

Thomson

Son
Female

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Thomson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Thomson

Head

Married

46

1835

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Thomson

Son

-

9

1872

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Thomson

Son

-

7

1874

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Thomson

Son

-

4

1877

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Thomson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Bo'ness, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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