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Household of Alexander Edwards (born 1831, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Edwards and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Edwards, born in 1831 in Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Edwards, born in 1839 in Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; William (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1868 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, William Taylor Barclay, born in 1877 in Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Edwards's household
Alexander
Edwards
Head
Jane
Edwards
Wife
William
Edwards
Son
Jane
Edwards
Daughter
William Taylor
Barclay
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Edwards |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Edwards | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Banchory Devenick, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Edwards | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Nigg, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
William | Edwards | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Edwards | Daughter | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William Taylor | Barclay | Boarder | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Muchalls, Kincardineshire, Scotland |
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