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Household of Alexander McKenzie (born 1839, Nairnshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 McKenzie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKenzie, born in 1839 in Nairnshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret McKenzie, born in 1845 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Lochee, Perthshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1879 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, James Geddes, born in 1849 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McKenzie's household

Male

Alexander

McKenzie

Head
Female

Margaret

McKenzie

Wife
Male

James

McKenzie

Son
Male

William

McKenzie

Son
Male

Alexander

McKenzie

Son
Female

Margaret

McKenzie

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McKenzie

Son
Male

James

Geddes

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McKenzie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Nairnshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McKenzie

Head

Married

42

1839

Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

McKenzie

Wife

Married

36

1845

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

James

McKenzie

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Lochee, Perthshire, Scotland

William

McKenzie

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McKenzie

Son

-

7

1874

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

McKenzie

Daughter

-

4

1877

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

McKenzie

Son

-

2

1879

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Geddes

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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