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Household of Alexander McKean (born 1816, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 McKean and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKean, born in 1816 in Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie McKean, born in 1826 in St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James Calder (born 1856 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes Smith (born 1858 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane Ramsay (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Charlotte Napier, born in 1859 in Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander McKean's household

Male

Alexander

McKean

Head
Female

Jessie

McKean

Wife
Male

James Calder

McKean

Son
Female

Agnes Smith

McKean

Daughter
Female

Jane Ramsay

McKean

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Napier

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKean
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKean

Head

Married

65

1816

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

McKean

Wife

Married

55

1826

St Giles, Midlothian, Scotland

James Calder

McKean

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Smith

McKean

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Ramsay

McKean

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlotte

Napier

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Craig, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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