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Household of Alexander Douglas (born 1840, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkland, Fife, 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 Douglas and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Douglas, born in 1840 in Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Douglas, born in 1836 in Falkland, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1860 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1868 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and James (born 1875 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Margaret Wells, born in 1864 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Douglas's household

Male

Alexander

Douglas

Head
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Wife
Male

John

Douglas

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Douglas

Daughter
Male

James

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Wells

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Douglas

Head

Married

41

1840

Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Wife

Married

45

1836

Falkland, Fife, Scotland

John

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Douglas

Daughter

-

13

1868

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

James

Douglas

Son

-

6

1875

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wells

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

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