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Household of Alexander Douglas (born 1845, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Douglas, born in 1845 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Rachel Douglas, born in 1853 in Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary H (born 1875 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Lewis W (born 1879 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Rachael A (born 1881 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Janet McMeikan, born in 1852 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Douglas's household
Alexander
Douglas
Head
Rachel
Douglas
Wife
Mary H
Douglas
Daughter
Alexander
Douglas
Son
Lewis W
Douglas
Son
Rachael A
Douglas
Daughter
Janet
McMeikan
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Douglas |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Douglas | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Rachel | Douglas | Wife | Married | 28 | 1853 | Kirkcolm, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Mary H | Douglas | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Douglas | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Lewis W | Douglas | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Rachael A | Douglas | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McMeikan | Servant | Unmarried | 29 | 1852 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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