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Household of Alexander Cumming (born 1830, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Cumming and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cumming, born in 1830 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Cumming, born in 1838 in Ceylon. They had 4 children; Mary Boyd (born 1863 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), George Hay Boyd (born 1868 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Annie Tower (born 1872 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1847 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1856 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alexander Cumming's household
Alexander
Cumming
Head
Mary
Cumming
Wife
Mary Boyd
Cumming
Daughter
George Hay Boyd
Cumming
Son
Alexander
Cumming
Son
Annie Tower
Cumming
Daughter
Isabella
Paterson
Servant
Isabella
Warden
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Cumming |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 51 |
| Birth year | 1830 |
| 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 | Cumming | Head | Married | 51 | 1830 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Cumming | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Ceylon | |
Mary Boyd | Cumming | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George Hay Boyd | Cumming | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Cumming | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Annie Tower | Cumming | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Paterson | Servant | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Warden | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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