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Household of Alexander Harper (born 1808, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunoon & Kilmun, Argyllshire, 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 3 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Harper, born in 1808 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jessie C (born 1837 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ellen (born 1857 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James Fraser, born in 1861 in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Harper's household
Alexander
Harper
Head
Jessie C
Fraser
Daughter
Ellen
Harper
Daughter
James
Fraser
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Harper |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 73 |
| Birth year | 1808 |
| Birth place | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (4 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Harper | Head | Widower | 73 | 1808 | Thurso, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jessie C | Fraser | Daughter | Widow | 44 | 1837 | St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Harper | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
James | Fraser | Grandson | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Scotland |
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