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Household of Alexander Dillon (born 1857, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Salford, Lancashire, England

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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 Dillon and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dillon, born in 1857 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Dillon, born in 1856 in Sunderland, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Salford, Lancashire, England), Isabella (born 1879 in Salford, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1881 in Salford, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder Lodger, Ellen Cotter, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Dillon's household

Male

Alexander

Dillon

Head
Female

Mary

Dillon

Wife
Female

Mary

Dillon

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Dillon

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Dillon

Daughter
Female

Edith

Dillon

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Cotter

Boarder Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dillon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dillon

Head

Married

24

1857

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Dillon

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sunderland, Durham, England

Mary

Dillon

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Margaret

Dillon

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Salford, Lancashire, England

Isabella

Dillon

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Salford, Lancashire, England

Edith

Dillon

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Salford, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Cotter

Boarder Lodger

Widow

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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