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Household of Alex Comb (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sunderland, Durham, England

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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 Comb and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Comb, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Comb, born in 1857 in Durham, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Jane A (born 1878 in Durham, Durham, England) and James (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Wifes Sister, Alice (born 1860 in Durham, Durham, England) and Alex's Visitor, Mary (born 1881 in Durham, Durham, England).


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Alex Comb's household

Male

Alex

Comb

Head
Female

Mary

Comb

Wife
Female

Jane A

Comb

Daughter
Male

James

Comb

Son
Female

Alice

Gibson

Wifes Sister
Female

Mary

Gibson

Visitor
First name(s) Alex
Last name Comb
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Comb

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Comb

Wife

Married

24

1857

Durham, Durham, England

Jane A

Comb

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Durham, Durham, England

James

Comb

Son

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

Alice

Gibson

Wifes Sister

Single

21

1860

Durham, Durham, England

Mary

Gibson

Visitor

Single

0

1881

Durham, Durham, England

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