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Household of Alexander Black (born 1809, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Black, born in 1809 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Black, born in 1823 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; David, born 1859 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Niece, Jane (born 1855 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, John (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, Alexander (born 1879 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Black's household

Male

Alexander

Black

Head
Female

Mary

Black

Wife
Male

David

Black

Son
Female

Jane

Whigham

Niece
Male

John

Whigham

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Whigham

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 72
Birth year 1809
Birth place Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Black

Head

Married

72

1809

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Black

Wife

Married

58

1823

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Black

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Whigham

Niece

Unmarried

26

1855

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Whigham

Nephew

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Whigham

Nephew

-

2

1879

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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