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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 Ferguson and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ferguson, born in 1846 in Inveresk, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Allison Ferguson, born in 1850 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1873 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Allison (born 1880 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Agnes (born 1852 in Beath, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1861 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Ferguson's household

Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Head
Female

Allison

Ferguson

Wife
Male

John

Ferguson

Son
Male

David

Ferguson

Son
Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Son
Female

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Allison

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Lothian

Boarder
Male

George

Lothian

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Inveresk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ferguson

Head

Married

35

1846

Inveresk, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allison

Ferguson

Wife

Married

31

1850

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Ferguson

Son

-

8

1873

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Ferguson

Son

-

5

1876

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Ferguson

Son

-

4

1877

Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Ferguson

Daughter

-

3

1878

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Allison

Ferguson

Daughter

-

1

1880

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Lothian

Boarder

Unmarried

29

1852

Beath, Fife, Scotland

George

Lothian

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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