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Household of Alexander Halmers (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Liberton, 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 Halmers and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Halmers, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Halmers, born in 1878 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1878 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Rachel (born 1870 in Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jessie Matheson, born in 1857 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Halmers's household

Male

Alexander

Halmers

Head
Female

Jessie

Halmers

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Halmers

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Matheson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Halmers
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Halmers

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jessie

Halmers

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Rachel

Halmers

Daughter

-

11

1870

Leith, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Matheson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

24

1857

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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