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Household of Alex B R Harris (born 1844, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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.

Alex B R Harris and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex B R Harris, born in 1844 in Torwood, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex B R was the head of the household, married to Margaret Harris, born in 1845 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1879 in St Georges, Somerset, England.
During the period, also present in the household were Alex B R's Sister-In-Law, Anne (born 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alex B R's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alex B R's Boarder, William (born 1859 in -) and Alex B R's Servant, Georgina (born 1865 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alex B R Harris's household

Male

Alex B R

Harris

Head
Female

Margaret

Harris

Wife
Male

William

Harris

Son
Female

Anne

Anderson

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

Seller

Boarder
Male

William

Taylor

Boarder
Female

Georgina

Brydon

Servant
First name(s) Alex B R
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Torwood, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex B R

Harris

Head

Married

37

1844

Torwood, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harris

Wife

Married

36

1845

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Harris

Son

-

2

1879

St Georges, Somerset, England

Anne

Anderson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Seller

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

-

Georgina

Brydon

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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