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Household of Alexander Dalgleish (born 1823, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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 Dalgleish and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dalgleish, born in 1823 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Dalgleish, born in 1844 in Canada. They had 6 children; James (born 1864 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1870 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter (born 1872 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), London C (born 1876 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Albert (born 1879 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Abigail (born 1817 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1861 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Dalgleish's household

Male

Alexander

Dalgleish

Head
Female

Jessie

Dalgleish

Wife
Male

James

Dalgleish

Son
Male

William

Dalgleish

Son
Male

Charles

Dalgleish

Son
Male

Peter

Dalgleish

Son
Male

London C

Dalgleish

Son
Male

Albert

Dalgleish

Son
Female

Abigail

Dalgleish

Sister
Female

Jane

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dalgleish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dalgleish

Head

Married

58

1823

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Dalgleish

Wife

Married

37

1844

Canada

James

Dalgleish

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dalgleish

Son

-

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Dalgleish

Son

-

11

1870

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Dalgleish

Son

-

9

1872

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

London C

Dalgleish

Son

-

5

1876

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Albert

Dalgleish

Son

-

2

1879

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Abigail

Dalgleish

Sister

Unmarried

64

1817

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Peeblesshire, Scotland

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