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Household of Alexander Butler (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Butler and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Butler, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Kate Adams Or Butler, born in 1852 in England. They had 2 children; Emma K (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Eric Alexander (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1841 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Mary (born 1866 in Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Butler's household

Male

Alexander

Butler

Head
Female

Kate

Adams Or Butler

Wife
Female

Emma K

Adams

Daughter
Male

Eric Alexander

Butter

Son
Female

Mary

Wood

Servant
Male

James

Ford

Boarder
Female

Mary

Duncan

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Butler
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Butler

Head

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Kate

Adams Or Butler

Wife

Married

29

1852

England

Emma K

Adams

Daughter

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eric Alexander

Butter

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Ford

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Duncan

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Cargill, Perthshire, Scotland

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