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Household of Alexander Chain (born 1835, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Chain and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chain, born in 1835 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Chain, born in 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1862 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1868 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1874 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chain's household

Female

Alexander

Chain

Head
Female

Mary

Chain

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Chain

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Chain

Daughter
Male

George

Chain

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chain
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chain

Head

Married

46

1835

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Chain

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Chain

Daughter

-

13

1868

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Chain

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Chain

Son

-

7

1874

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

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