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Household of Alexander Gilbert (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Gilbert and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gilbert, born in 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Gilbert, born in 1855 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Elizabeth W (born 1875 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret P (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, James Shanks, born in 1881 in Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Gilbert's household

Male

Alexander

Gilbert

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Wife
Female

Elizabeth W

Gilbert

Daughter
Female

Margaret P

Gilbert

Daughter
Male

James

Gilbert

Son
Male

James

Shanks

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gilbert
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gilbert

Head

Married

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilbert

Wife

Married

26

1855

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth W

Gilbert

Daughter

-

6

1875

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret P

Gilbert

Daughter

-

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Gilbert

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Shanks

Nephew

-

0

1881

Monifieth, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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