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Household of Alexander Bilsland (born 1846, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, 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.

Alexander Bilsland and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bilsland, born in 1846 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Bilsland, born in 1845 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1872 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1877 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Bilsland's household

Male

Alexander

Bilsland

Head
Female

Mary

Bilsland

Wife
Female

Annie

Bilsland

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Bilsland

Daughter
Male

John

Bilsland

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Bilsland

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bilsland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bilsland

Head

Married

35

1846

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Bilsland

Wife

Married

36

1845

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Annie

Bilsland

Daughter

-

9

1872

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Bilsland

Daughter

-

7

1874

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Bilsland

Son

-

6

1875

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Bilsland

Daughter

-

4

1877

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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