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Household of Alexander Houston (born 1822, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 Houston and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Houston, born in 1822 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Margaret (born 1850 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1857 in Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jemima G (born 1860 in Calder Vale, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Phoebe W (born 1862 in Calder Vale, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Bridget Nolan, born in 1853 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Houston's household
Alexander
Houston
Head
Margaret
Houston
Daughter
John
Houston
Son
Robert
Houston
Son
Jemima G
Houston
Daughter
Phoebe W
Houston
Daughter
Bridget
Nolan
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Houston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 59 |
| Birth year | 1822 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Houston | Head | Widower | 59 | 1822 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Houston | Daughter | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
John | Houston | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Houston | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Jemima G | Houston | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Calder Vale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Phoebe W | Houston | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Calder Vale, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Bridget | Nolan | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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