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Household of Alexander Edwards (born 1824, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Edwards, born in 1824 in Newhills, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Edwards, born in 1835 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1865 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1867 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Edwards's household
Alexander
Edwards
Head
Elizabeth
Edwards
Wife
Alexander
Edwards
Son
Alexander
Edwards
Son
William
Edwards
Son
John
Edwards
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Edwards |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Edwards | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Newhills, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Edwards | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Alexander | Edwards | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Edwards | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Edwards | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Edwards | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland |
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