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Household of Alexander McKnight (born 1831, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 McKnight and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McKnight, born in 1831 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza McKnight, born in 1835 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1857 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1865 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1871 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1873 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William (born 1875 in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander McKnight's household
Alexander
McKnight
Head
Eliza
McKnight
Wife
Mary
McKnight
Daughter
John
McKnight
Son
James
McKnight
Son
Janet
McKnight
Daughter
Eliza
McKnight
Daughter
Maggie
McKnight
Daughter
Adam
McKnight
Son
Marion
McKnight
Daughter
William
McKnight
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McKnight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McKnight | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | McKnight | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | McKnight | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | McKnight | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
James | McKnight | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Janet | McKnight | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | McKnight | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | McKnight | Daughter | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Adam | McKnight | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Marion | McKnight | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | McKnight | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Larkhall, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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