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Household of Alexander Garvie (born 1836, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Garvie and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Garvie, born in 1836 in Stow, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Garvie, born in 1845 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Catherine A (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary H (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alex T (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles A (born 1872 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Anny W (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Edith A (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Marie (born 1863 in Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Garvie's household

Male

Alexander

Garvie

Head
Female

Mary

Garvie

Wife
Female

Catherine A

Garvie

Daughter
Male

William A

Garvie

Son
Female

Mary H

Garvie

Daughter
Male

Alex T

Garvie

Son
Male

Charles A

Garvie

Son
Female

Anny W

Garvie

Daughter
Female

Edith A

Garvie

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Small

Servant
Female

Marie

Longmuir

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Garvie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Garvie

Head

Married

45

1836

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Garvie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine A

Garvie

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Garvie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Garvie

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alex T

Garvie

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles A

Garvie

Son

-

9

1872

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Anny W

Garvie

Daughter

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Edith A

Garvie

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Small

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Carlops, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Marie

Longmuir

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Fordoun, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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