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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1856, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Elizabeth Ferguson, born in 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza M (born 1879 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret J G (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Barbara Ann (born 1861 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Wilhelmina B (born 1864 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Joseph John (born 1855 in England) and Alexander's Visitor, Jane W P (born 1860 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Ferguson's household
Alexander
Ferguson
Head
Mary Elizabeth
Ferguson
Wife
Eliza M
Ferguson
Daughter
Alexander
Ferguson
Son
Margaret J G
Ferguson
Daughter
Barbara Ann
Gordon
Servant
Wilhelmina B
Gordon
Servant
Joseph John
Candlish
Visitor
Jane W P
Candlish
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Ferguson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 25 |
| Birth year | 1856 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Ferguson | Head | Married | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary Elizabeth | Ferguson | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza M | Ferguson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander | Ferguson | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret J G | Ferguson | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Barbara Ann | Gordon | Servant | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Wilhelmina B | Gordon | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Joseph John | Candlish | Visitor | Married | 26 | 1855 | England | |
Jane W P | Candlish | Visitor | Married | 21 | 1860 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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