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Household of Alexander Harper (born 1833, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Harper and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Harper, born in 1833 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Georgina A Harper, born in 1839 in Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Elizabeth (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James S (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Georgina A (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alison D (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William S (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother, Jean Deans, born in 1808 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
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Alexander Harper's household
Alexander
Harper
Head
Georgina A
Harper
Wife
Elizabeth
Harper
Daughter
George
Harper
Son
James S
Harper
Son
Jane
Harper
Daughter
Margaret
Harper
Daughter
Georgina A
Harper
Daughter
Alison D
Harper
Daughter
William S
Harper
Son
Jean
Deans
Mother
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Harper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Harper | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Georgina A | Harper | Wife | Married | 42 | 1839 | Bowden, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Harper | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
George | Harper | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
James S | Harper | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Harper | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Harper | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Georgina A | Harper | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alison D | Harper | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William S | Harper | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jean | Deans | Mother | Widow | 73 | 1808 | Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
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