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Household of Alex Sefton (born 1854)

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 Sefton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Sefton, born in 1854 in , consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Alison ?, born in 1857 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie Adelaide S (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Boarder, William Cooper, born in 1863 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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Alex Sefton's household

Male

Alex

Sefton

Head
Female

Alison

?

Wife
Male

Alexander

Sefton

Son
Female

Jessie Adelaide S

-

Daughter
Male

William

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name Sefton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Sefton

Head

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Alison

?

Wife

Married

24

1857

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Sefton

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Adelaide S

-

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Cooper

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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