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Household of Alexander Macbean (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

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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 Macbean and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macbean, born in 1839 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Matilda Macbean, born in 1843 in Hartley, Hampshire, England. They had 5 children; John W (born 1869 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Louisa A (born 1871 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Donald (born 1877 in Portsea, Hampshire, England), Margaret A (born 1879 in Portsea, Hampshire, England) and George A (born 1881 in Portsea, Hampshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother In Law, Louisa (born 1803 in London, Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Servant, Ellen S (born 1840 in Gravesend, Kent, England).


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Alexander Macbean's household

Male

Alexander

Macbean

Head
Female

Matilda

Macbean

Wife
Male

John W

Macbean

Son
Female

Louisa A

Macbean

Daughter
Male

Donald

Macbean

Son
Female

Margaret A

Macbean

Daughter
Male

George A

Macbean

Son
Female

Louisa

White

Mother In Law
Female

Ellen S

Jerome

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macbean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macbean

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Matilda

Macbean

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hartley, Hampshire, England

John W

Macbean

Son

Single

12

1869

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Louisa A

Macbean

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Donald

Macbean

Son

Single

4

1877

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Margaret A

Macbean

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Portsea, Hampshire, England

George A

Macbean

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsea, Hampshire, England

Louisa

White

Mother In Law

Widow

78

1803

London, Middlesex, England

Ellen S

Jerome

Servant

Widow

41

1840

Gravesend, Kent, England

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