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Household of Alexander McLaren (born 1831, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houston and Killellan, Renfrewshire, 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 McLaren and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLaren, born in 1831 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Taylor McLaren, born in 1830 in Ceres, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1861 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1863 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Charles L (born 1868 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Betsy Macpherson, born in 1838 in Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McLaren's household

Male

Alexander

McLaren

Head
Female

Annie Taylor

McLaren

Wife
Male

James

McLaren

Son
Male

Alexander

McLaren

Son
Male

Charles L

McLaren

Son
Female

Betsy

Macpherson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLaren
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLaren

Head

Married

50

1831

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Annie Taylor

McLaren

Wife

Married

51

1830

Ceres, Fife, Scotland

James

McLaren

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

McLaren

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles L

McLaren

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Betsy

Macpherson

Servant

Unmarried

43

1838

Invernessshire, Scotland

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