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Household of Alexander Dunbar (born 1821, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 Dunbar and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Dunbar, born in 1821 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; John, born 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's -, Jessie Blackwood, born in 1850 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Dunbar's household

Male

Alexander

Dunbar

Head
Male

John

Dunbar

Son
Female

Jessie

Blackwood

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First name(s) Alexander
Last name Dunbar
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Dunbar

Head

Widower

60

1821

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Dunbar

Son

Widower

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Blackwood

-

Unmarried

31

1850

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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