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Household of Alex Dunlop (born 1849, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Calder, 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 Dunlop and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Dunlop, born in 1849 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Helen Dunlop, born in 1850 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Lodger, John Main, born in 1860 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Alex Dunlop's household

Male

Alex

Dunlop

Head
Female

Helen

Dunlop

Wife
Male

John

Dunlop

Son
Female

Jane

Dunlop

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dunlop

Daughter
Male

John

Main

Lodger
First name(s) Alex
Last name Dunlop
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Dunlop

Head

Married

32

1849

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Dunlop

Wife

Married

31

1850

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Dunlop

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Dunlop

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Dunlop

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Blackburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Main

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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