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Household of Alexander Besset (born 1851, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Besset and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Besset, born in 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Besset, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1810 in Ireland) and Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1862 in Ireland).
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Alexander Besset's household
Alexander
Besset
Head
Elizabeth
Besset
Wife
Alexander
Besset
Son
Elizabeth
Besset
Daughter
Jane
McLurkin
Mother-In-Law
Catherine
Coyle
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Besset |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Besset | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Besset | Wife | Married | 27 | 1854 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Besset | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Besset | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | McLurkin | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 71 | 1810 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Coyle | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Ireland |
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