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Household of Alexander Highlands (born 1850, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Highlands and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Highlands, born in 1850 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Highlands, born in 1852 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1879 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, William (born 1854 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Highlands's household
Alexander
Highlands
Head
Isabella
Highlands
Wife
Alexander
Highlands
Son
Thomas
Highlands
Son
William
Highlands
Son
Catherine
Highlands
Daughter
David
Highlands
Son
William
Highlands
Brother
John
Truin
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Highlands |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Highlands | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | Highlands | Wife | Married | 29 | 1852 | Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Highlands | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Highlands | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Highlands | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Highlands | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
David | Highlands | Son | - | 0 | 1881 | Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Highlands | Brother | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Truin | Boarder | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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