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Household of Alexander Herschel (born 1846, Perthshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 Herschel and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Herschel, born in 1846 in Huntington, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Herschel, born in 1849 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jeanie (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James R T (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, James Henderson, born in 1844 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Herschel's household
Alexander
Herschel
Head
Mary
Herschel
Wife
Elizabeth
Herschel
Daughter
Alexander
Herschel
Son
Jeanie
Herschel
Daughter
James R T
Herschel
Son
James
Henderson
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Herschel |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Huntington, Perthshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Herschel | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Huntington, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Herschel | Wife | Married | 32 | 1849 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Herschel | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Herschel | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Herschel | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James R T | Herschel | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | Henderson | Visitor | Unmarried | 37 | 1844 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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