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Household of Alexander Birrell (born 1829, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ferry Port on Craig, 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.

Alexander Birrell and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Birrell, born in 1829 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jannet Birrell, born in 1828 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1861 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Janet (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Susan (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Birrell's household

Male

Alexander

Birrell

Head
Female

Jannet

Birrell

Wife
Female

Betsy

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Janet

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Mary

Birrell

Daughter
Female

Susan

Birrell

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Birrell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Birrell

Head

Married

52

1829

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Jannet

Birrell

Wife

Married

53

1828

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Janet

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Birrell

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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