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Household of Alexander Calder (born 1842, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 Calder and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Calder, born in 1842 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Calder, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Georgina C (born 1876 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1848 in Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Laurina (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1844 in Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Mary (born 1822 in Orkney, Scotland).
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Alexander Calder's household
Alexander
Calder
Head
Isabella
Calder
Wife
Alexander
Calder
Son
Georgina C
Calder
Daughter
Isabella
Calder
Daughter
Margaret
Calder
Daughter
Jane
Croy
Servant
Laurina
Wilson
Servant
Mary
Wilson
Servant
Mary
Macdonald
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Calder |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 39 |
| Birth year | 1842 |
| Birth place | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Calder | Head | Married | 39 | 1842 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Calder | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Calder | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Georgina C | Calder | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Calder | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Calder | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | Croy | Servant | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Laurina | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Wilson | Servant | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Mary | Macdonald | Visitor | Married | 59 | 1822 | Orkney, Scotland |
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