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Household of Alexander Costie (born 1836, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rousay & Egilshay, 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 Costie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Costie, born in 1836 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Costie, born in 1835 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland), Betsy (born 1868 in Orkney, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1877 in Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexander Costie's household

Male

Alexander

Costie

Head
Female

Betsy

Costie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Costie

Son
Male

James

Costie

Son
Male

Robert

Costie

Son
Female

Betsy

Costie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Costie

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Costie

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Costie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Costie

Head

Married

45

1836

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Costie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Orkney, Scotland

Alexander

Costie

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

James

Costie

Son

-

8

1873

Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Costie

Son

-

1

1880

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Costie

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Costie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Costie

Daughter

-

4

1877

Orkney, Scotland

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