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Household of Alex Polson (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old or West Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, 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 Polson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Polson, born in 1839 in Garmouth, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Polson, born in 1841 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane Ann (born 1869 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William C (born 1871 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and George L (born 1877 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Maria (born 1849 in Africa), Alex's Servant, Mary Ann (born 1857 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alex's Visitor, John (born 1851 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland).


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Alex Polson's household

Male

Alex

Polson

Head
Female

Jane

Polson

Wife
Female

Jane Ann

Polson

Daughter
Male

William C

Polson

Son
Male

John

Polson

Son
Male

James

Polson

Son
Male

George L

Polson

Son
Female

Maria

April

Servant
Female

Mary Ann

Howie

Servant
Male

John

Leman

Visitor
First name(s) Alex
Last name Polson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Garmouth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Polson

Head

Married

42

1839

Garmouth, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Polson

Wife

Married

40

1841

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Polson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William C

Polson

Son

-

10

1871

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Polson

Son

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Polson

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

George L

Polson

Son

-

4

1877

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Maria

April

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Africa

Mary Ann

Howie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Leman

Visitor

Unmarried

30

1851

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

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