Alexander Gillespie
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Household of Alexander McElwee (born 1847)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, Lanarkshire, 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 McElwee and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McElwee, born in 1847 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella McElwee, born in 1850 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1871 in Ireland), Elisabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane M (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Elisa Murdock, born in 1815 in Ireland.
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Alexander McElwee's household
Alexander
McElwee
Head
Isabella
McElwee
Wife
Alexander
McElwee
Son
Thomas
McElwee
Son
Elisabeth
McElwee
Daughter
Jane M
McElwee
Daughter
Isabella
McElwee
Daughter
Margaret
McElwee
Daughter
Elisa
Murdock
Mother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McElwee |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McElwee | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Ireland | |
Isabella | McElwee | Wife | Married | 31 | 1850 | Ireland | |
Alexander | McElwee | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Ireland | |
Thomas | McElwee | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Ireland | |
Elisabeth | McElwee | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane M | McElwee | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isabella | McElwee | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | McElwee | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elisa | Murdock | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 66 | 1815 | Ireland |
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