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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1857, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardross, Dunbartonshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ferguson, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ferguson, born in 1855 in Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Duncan (born 1879 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Flora Robertson (born 1881 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Flora Matheson, born in 1819 in Buteshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ferguson's household

Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Head
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Wife
Male

Duncan

Ferguson

Son
Female

Flora Robertson

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Flora

Matheson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ferguson

Head

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Wife

Married

26

1855

Kilmory, Buteshire, Scotland

Duncan

Ferguson

Son

-

2

1879

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Flora Robertson

Ferguson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Flora

Matheson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

62

1819

Buteshire, Scotland

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