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Household of Alexander Macfarlane (born 1850, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 Macfarlane and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Macfarlane, born in 1850 in Argyllshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Bella Macfarlane, born in 1851 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Mary Colegate, born in 1859 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Macfarlane's household

Male

Alexander

Macfarlane

Head
Female

Bella

Macfarlane

Wife
Female

Mary

Macfarlane

Daughter
Female

Christina

Macfarlane

Daughter
Male

William

Macfarlane

Son
Female

Mary

Colegate

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Macfarlane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Macfarlane

Head

Married

31

1850

Argyllshire, Scotland

Bella

Macfarlane

Wife

Married

30

1851

Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Macfarlane

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Macfarlane

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Colegate

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

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