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Household of Alexander Colquhoun (born 1832, 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 Colquhoun and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Colquhoun, born in 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Colquhoun, born in 1833 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Son-In-Law, Jabson (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, John (born 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Walter (born 1836 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Colquhoun's household

Male

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Margaret

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

Alexander

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Jane

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

James

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Margaret

Harper

Granddaughter
Male

Jabson

Harper

Son-In-Law
Male

John

Martin

Lodger
Male

Walter

Thomson

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head

Married

49

1832

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

48

1833

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Colquhoun

Son

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

11

1870

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Colquhoun

Son

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harper

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jabson

Harper

Son-In-Law

Widower

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Martin

Lodger

Unmarried

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Thomson

Lodger

Unmarried

45

1836

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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