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Household of Alexander Harper (born 1844, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Harper and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Harper, born in 1844 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane W Harper, born in 1850 in Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Isabella W (born 1870 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William S (born 1872 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alex W (born 1874 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James S (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John G (born 1877 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Thomas W (born 1879 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Harper's household

Male

Alexander

Harper

Head
Female

Jane W

Harper

Wife
Female

Isabella W

Harper

Daughter
Male

William S

Harper

Son
Male

Alex W

Harper

Son
Male

James S

Harper

Son
Male

John G

Harper

Son
Male

Thomas W

Harper

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Harper
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Harper

Head

Married

37

1844

Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane W

Harper

Wife

Married

31

1850

Belhelvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella W

Harper

Daughter

-

11

1870

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William S

Harper

Son

-

9

1872

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alex W

Harper

Son

-

7

1874

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James S

Harper

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John G

Harper

Son

-

4

1877

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Thomas W

Harper

Son

-

2

1879

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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