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Household of Alexander Britton (born 1850)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stepney, London,Middlesex, 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 Britton and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Britton, born in 1850 in , consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Edith R Britton, born in 1859 in Limehouse, Middlesex, England. They had 2 children; Edith E (born 1880 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England) and Ellen R (born 1881 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Adoptd Daughter, Jane (born 1867 in Shadwell, Middlesex, England), Alexander's Boarder, Harry (born 1837 in Holland (Netherlands)), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1841 in Cork, Cork, Ireland) and Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1851 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander Britton's household

Male

Alexander

Britton

Head
Female

Edith R

Britton

Wife
Female

Edith E

Britton

Daughter
Female

Ellen R

Britton

Daughter
Female

Jane

Linden

Adoptd Daughter
Male

Harry

Smith

Boarder
Male

John

O'Neil

Boarder
Male

George

Nelson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Britton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sweden

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Britton

Head

Married

31

1850

Sweden

Edith R

Britton

Wife

Married

22

1859

Limehouse, Middlesex, England

Edith E

Britton

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Ellen R

Britton

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Jane

Linden

Adoptd Daughter

Single

14

1867

Shadwell, Middlesex, England

Harry

Smith

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Holland (Netherlands)

John

O'Neil

Boarder

Single

40

1841

Cork, Cork, Ireland

George

Nelson

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

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