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Household of Alexander Mearns (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Mearns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mearns, born in 1845 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Mearns, born in 1851 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Wilhelmina (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Archibald Murray, born in 1859 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Mearns's household

Male

Alexander

Mearns

Head
Female

Ann

Mearns

Wife
Female

Mary

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Annie

Mearns

Daughter
Female

Wilhelmina

Mearns

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mearns

Son
Male

Archibald

Murray

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mearns

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Mearns

Wife

Married

30

1851

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie

Mearns

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Wilhelmina

Mearns

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mearns

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Archibald

Murray

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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