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Household of Alexander Black (born 1815)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hartlepool, Durham, England

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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 Black and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Black, born in 1815 in , consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Black, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England) and Caroline (born 1877 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1841 in City of London, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1851 in Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Benjamin (born 1865 in Scotland).


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Alexander Black's household

Male

Alexander

Black

Head
Female

Jane

Black

Wife
Male

Alexander

Black

Son
Female

Maggie

Black

Daughter
Female

Mary

Black

Daughter
Male

John

Stewart

Visitor
Female

Mary

Stewart

Wife
Male

John

Stewart

Son
Female

Caroline

Stewart

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Thomson

Lodger
Male

Benjamin

Thomson

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Black

Head

Married

66

1815

Scotland

Jane

Black

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Black

Son

Single

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Black

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Black

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Stewart

Visitor

Married

40

1841

City of London, Middlesex, England

Mary

Stewart

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

John

Stewart

Son

Single

7

1874

Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Caroline

Stewart

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin

Thomson

Lodger

Single

30

1851

Scotland

Benjamin

Thomson

Lodger

Single

16

1865

Scotland

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