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Household of Alex Westwater (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dysart, Fife, 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 Westwater and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Westwater, born in 1848 in Dysart, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Westwater, born in 1847 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary Jane (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Peter M (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Boarder, Sinclair Gillespie, born in 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alex Westwater's household

Male

Alex

Westwater

Head
Female

Jane

Westwater

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Westwater

Daughter
Male

James

Westwater

Son
Male

Peter M

Westwater

Son
Male

Sinclair

Gillespie

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name Westwater
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Westwater

Head

Married

33

1848

Dysart, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Westwater

Wife

Married

34

1847

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Jane

Westwater

Daughter

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Westwater

Son

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter M

Westwater

Son

-

2

1879

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sinclair

Gillespie

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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