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Household of Alexander McNab (born 1848, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 McNab and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McNab, born in 1848 in Kirkland, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine McNab, born in 1853 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine A (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie W A (born 1880 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, May Hislop, born in 1868 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McNab's household

Male

Alexander

McNab

Head
Female

Catherine

McNab

Wife
Female

Catherine A

McNab

Daughter
Female

Jessie W A

McNab

Daughter
Female

May

Hislop

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McNab
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McNab

Head

Married

33

1848

Kirkland, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

McNab

Wife

Married

28

1853

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Catherine A

McNab

Daughter

-

3

1878

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie W A

McNab

Daughter

-

1

1880

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

May

Hislop

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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