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Household of Alexander Desson (born 1851, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 Desson and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Desson, born in 1851 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Desson, born in 1858 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1881 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, James Smith, born in 1878 in Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland.


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Alexander Desson's household

Male

Alexander

Desson

Head
Female

Isabella

Desson

Wife
Male

William

Desson

Son
Male

James

Smith

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Desson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Desson

Head

Married

30

1851

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Isabella

Desson

Wife

Married

23

1858

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

William

Desson

Son

-

0

1881

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

James

Smith

Nephew

-

3

1878

Forres, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

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