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Household of Alexander Braidwood (born 1840, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, 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 Braidwood and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Braidwood, born in 1840 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Braidwood, born in 1847 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1866 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1871 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1873 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1880 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1868 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Sarah Laughland, born in 1870 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Braidwood's household
Alexander
Braidwood
Head
Helen
Braidwood
Wife
John
Braidwood
Son
Alexander
Braidwood
Son
Sarah
Laughland
Step Daughter
Eliza
Braidwood
Daughter
Helen
Braidwood
Daughter
Agnes
Braidwood
Daughter
James
Braidwood
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Braidwood |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Braidwood | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Braidwood | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Braidwood | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Braidwood | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Laughland | Step Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Braidwood | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Braidwood | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Braidwood | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Braidwood | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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