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Household of Alexander Black (born 1842, Ross & Cromarty)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rosskeen, Ross and Cromarty, 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 Black and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Black, born in 1842 in Alness, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maggie Black, born in 1850 in Granton, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 5 children; Duncan (born 1872 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Emma (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and John Charles (born 1878 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jessie Murray, born in 1864 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland.
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Alexander Black's household
Alexander
Black
Head
Maggie
Black
Wife
Duncan
Black
Son
Elizabeth
Black
Daughter
Helen
Black
Daughter
Emma
Black
Daughter
John Charles
Black
Son
Jessie
Murray
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Black |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Black | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Alness, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Maggie | Black | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Granton, Elgin or Moray, Scotland | |
Duncan | Black | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Black | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Helen | Black | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Emma | Black | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
John Charles | Black | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland | |
Jessie | Murray | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Ross & Cromarty, Scotland |
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