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Household of Alexander Handyside (born 1844, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Handyside and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Handyside, born in 1844 in Maybole, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Handyside, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth G (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander C (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Christina (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Sarah (born 1864 in Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1865 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Handyside's household

Male

Alexander

Handyside

Head
Female

Martha

Handyside

Wife
Female

Elizabeth G

Handyside

Daughter
Male

Alexander C

Handyside

Son
Female

Christina

Handyside

Sister
Female

Sarah

McDonald

Servant
Female

Mary

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Handyside
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Handyside

Head

Married

37

1844

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

Martha

Handyside

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth G

Handyside

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander C

Handyside

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Handyside

Sister

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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