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Household of Alex Birrell (born 1835, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Birrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Birrell, born in 1835 in Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Sarah Birrell, born in 1840 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Sarah (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Julia (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alex Birrell's household

Male

Alex

Birrell

Head
Female

Sarah

Birrell

Wife
Female

Sarah

Birrell

Daughter
Male

James

Birrell

Son
Female

Julia

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Birrell

Daughter
Male

Alex

Birrell

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Birrell

Head

Married

46

1835

Fife, Scotland

Sarah

Birrell

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Birrell

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Julia

Birrell

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Birrell

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

Birrell

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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