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Household of Alexander M Palmer (born 1852, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dryfesdale, Dumfriesshire, 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 M Palmer and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander M Palmer, born in 1852 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander M was the head of the household, married to Helen S Palmer, born in 1853 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander M's Servant, Ellen McGarva, born in 1862 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Alexander M Palmer's household

Male

Alexander M

Palmer

Head
Female

Helen S

Palmer

Wife
Female

Ellen

McGarva

Servant
First name(s) Alexander M
Last name Palmer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander M

Palmer

Head

Married

29

1852

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Helen S

Palmer

Wife

Married

28

1853

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

McGarva

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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