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Household of Alexander Cormack (born 1832, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Cormack and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cormack, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Cormack, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary J (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jamina J (born 1873 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret L (born 1879 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Henrietta (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1856 in Brechin, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cormack's household

Male

Alexander

Cormack

Head
Female

Jessie

Cormack

Wife
Female

Henrietta

Cormack

-
Female

Mary J

Cormack

Daughter
Female

Jamina J

Cormack

Daughter
Female

Margaret L

Cormack

Daughter
Male

David

Forrest

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cormack
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cormack

Head

Married

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Cormack

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Henrietta

Cormack

-

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Mary J

Cormack

Daughter

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Jamina J

Cormack

Daughter

-

8

1873

Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret L

Cormack

Daughter

-

2

1879

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

David

Forrest

Boarder

-

25

1856

Brechin, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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