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Household of Alexander Gauld (born 1855, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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 Gauld and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gauld, born in 1855 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Gauld, born in 1856 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane (born 1876 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Francis (born 1853 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Gauld's household

Male

Alexander

Gauld

Head
Female

Jane

Gauld

Wife
Female

Jane

Gauld

Daughter
Female

Mary

Gauld

Daughter
Male

Francis

Fox

Boarder
Male

William

Stevenson

Boarder
Male

James

Lawson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gauld
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gauld

Head

Married

26

1855

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Gauld

Wife

Married

25

1856

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Gauld

Daughter

-

5

1876

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Gauld

Daughter

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis

Fox

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Stevenson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lawson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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