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Household of Alexander Lightbody (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Lightbody and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lightbody, born in 1837 in Dalserf, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Lightbody, born in 1840 in West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1868 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1872 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Adopted Son, Albert L Grant, born in 1877 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Lightbody's household

Male

Alexander

Lightbody

Head
Female

Janet

Lightbody

Wife
Male

John

Lightbody

Son
Male

James

Lightbody

Son
Male

Alexander

Lightbody

Son
Female

Marion

Lightbody

Daughter
Female

Janet

Lightbody

Daughter
Male

Albert L

Grant

Adopted Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lightbody
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lightbody

Head

Married

44

1837

Dalserf, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Lightbody

Wife

Married

41

1840

West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Lightbody

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Lightbody

Son

Unmarried

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lightbody

Son

-

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Marion

Lightbody

Daughter

-

13

1868

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Lightbody

Daughter

-

9

1872

Midlothian, Scotland

Albert L

Grant

Adopted Son

-

4

1877

Perthshire, Scotland

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