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Household of Alexander Allan (born 1806, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Methven, Perthshire, 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.

Alexander Allan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Allan, born in 1806 in Borthwick, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Allan, born in 1822 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1853 in Perthshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland) and James (born 1863 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jemima (born 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1865 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Allan's household

Male

Alexander

Allan

Head
Female

Margaret

Allan

Wife
Male

Robert

Allan

Son
Male

John

Allan

Son
Male

James

Allan

Son
Female

Jemima

Arnott

Servant
Female

Maggie

Arnott

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Allan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 75
Birth year 1806
Birth place Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Allan

Head

Married

75

1806

Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Allan

Wife

Married

59

1822

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

Robert

Allan

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Perthshire, Scotland

John

Allan

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

James

Allan

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Jemima

Arnott

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Arnott

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Perthshire, Scotland

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