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Household of Alexander Drysdale (born 1814, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Drysdale and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Drysdale, born in 1814 in Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1842 in Canada), Magdalen D F (born 1845 in Canada), Jessie G (born 1847 in Canada), Mary A (born 1856 in Canada) and Eliza S (born 1859 in Canada).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Catherine (born 1843 in Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Drysdale's household
Alexander
Drysdale
Head
John
Drysdale
Son
Magdalen D F
Drysdale
Daughter
Jessie G
Drysdale
Daughter
Mary A
Drysdale
Daughter
Eliza S
Drysdale
Daughter
Jane
Lamb
Servant
Margaret
Laing
Servant
Isabella
Alexander
Servant
Catherine
Thompson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Drysdale |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Drysdale | Head | Widower | 67 | 1814 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Drysdale | Son | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Canada | |
Magdalen D F | Drysdale | Daughter | Unmarried | 36 | 1845 | Canada | |
Jessie G | Drysdale | Daughter | Unmarried | 34 | 1847 | Canada | |
Mary A | Drysdale | Daughter | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Canada | |
Eliza S | Drysdale | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Canada | |
Jane | Lamb | Servant | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Laing | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Alexander | Servant | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Wick, Caithness, Scotland | |
Catherine | Thompson | Servant | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Midlothian, Scotland |
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