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Household of Alexander Herschell (born 1846, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Herschell and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Herschell, born in 1846 in Friockheim, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann R Herschell, born in 1843 in Banffshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1875 in England), Allan (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Douglas (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alexander Herschell's household
Alexander
Herschell
Head
Mary Ann R
Herschell
Wife
Alexander
Herschell
Son
Allan
Herschell
Son
Douglas
Herschell
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Herschell |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 35 |
| Birth year | 1846 |
| Birth place | Friockheim, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Herschell | Head | Married | 35 | 1846 | Friockheim, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Ann R | Herschell | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Banffshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Herschell | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | England | |
Allan | Herschell | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Douglas | Herschell | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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