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Household of Alexander Calder (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Calder, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary J Calder, born in 1850 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James S (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Arthur G (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary W (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1861 in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Anne (born 1864 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Calder's household

Male

Alexander

Calder

Head
Female

Mary J

Calder

Wife
Male

David

Calder

Son
Male

James S

Calder

Son
Male

Arthur G

Calder

Son
Female

Mary W

Calder

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Black

Servant
Female

Anne

Paterson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Calder
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Calder

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Calder

Wife

Married

31

1850

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Calder

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James S

Calder

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur G

Calder

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary W

Calder

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Black

Servant

-

20

1861

Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Anne

Paterson

Servant

-

17

1864

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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