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Household of Alexander Hunter (born 1819, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 Hunter and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hunter, born in 1819 in Inch, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Hunter, born in 1830 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jessie P (born 1857 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Bessie (born 1863 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Thomas (born 1841 in England) and Alexander's Servant, George (born 1864 in Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Hunter's household

Male

Alexander

Hunter

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Hunter

Wife
Female

Jessie P

Hunter

Daughter
Male

John

Hunter

Son
Female

Bessie

Hunter

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Jolly

Boarder
Male

George

Corbett

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Hunter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Hunter

Head

Married

62

1819

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hunter

Wife

Married

51

1830

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie P

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Hunter

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Bessie

Hunter

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Jolly

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

England

George

Corbett

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Glenluce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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