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Household of Alexander McLachlan (born 1833, Caithness)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkwall, Orkney, 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 McLachlan and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLachlan, born in 1833 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane McLachlan, born in 1835 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1867 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Sarah (born 1869 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, James Taylor, born in 1865 in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.
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Alexander McLachlan's household
Alexander
McLachlan
Head
Jane
McLachlan
Wife
Thomas
McLachlan
Son
Sarah
McLachlan
Daughter
Jane
McLachlan
Daughter
Alexander
McLachlan
Son
Elizabeth
McLachlan
Daughter
James
Taylor
Nephew
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | McLachlan |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | McLachlan | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Latheron, Caithness, Scotland | |
Jane | McLachlan | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Thomas | McLachlan | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Sarah | McLachlan | Daughter | - | 12 | 1869 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Jane | McLachlan | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Alexander | McLachlan | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | McLachlan | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland | |
James | Taylor | Nephew | - | 16 | 1865 | Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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