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Household of Alexander Harrison (born 1842, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Alva, Stirlingshire, 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 Harrison and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Harrison, born in 1842 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina Harrison, born in 1839 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1866 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1871 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Mina (born 1874 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1877 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1863 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, William (born 1859 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Wilhelmina (born 1880 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Harrison's household

Male

Alexander

Harrison

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

Harrison

Wife
Female

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter
Male

James

Harrison

Son
Male

Andrew

Harrison

Son
Female

Mina

Harrison

Daughter
Male

Alex

Harrison

Son
Male

William

Gentles

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary

Gentles

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Gentles

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Harrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Harrison

Head

Married

39

1842

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Harrison

Wife

Married

42

1839

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Margaret

Harrison

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Harrison

Son

-

12

1869

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Andrew

Harrison

Son

-

10

1871

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mina

Harrison

Daughter

-

7

1874

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Alex

Harrison

Son

-

4

1877

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

William

Gentles

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Mary

Gentles

Daughter

Married

18

1863

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Gentles

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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