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Household of Alexander Meldrum (born 1845, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Duror, Argyllshire, 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 Meldrum and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Meldrum, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Meldrum, born in 1847 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William (born 1869 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary Jane (born 1880 in Duror, Argyllshire, Scotland) and John (born 1874 in Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Mary J (born 1858 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1850 in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1850 in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Patrick (born 1831 in -).
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Alexander Meldrum's household
Alexander
Meldrum
Head
Jessie
Meldrum
Wife
William
Meldrum
Son
Alexander
Meldrum
Son
Mary Jane
Meldrum
Daughter
John
Meldrum
Son
Mary J
Wallace
Visitor
John
Kirk
Boarder
David
Leith
Boarder
Patrick
Foy
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Meldrum |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Meldrum | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie | Meldrum | Wife | Married | 34 | 1847 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
William | Meldrum | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Meldrum | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary Jane | Meldrum | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Duror, Argyllshire, Scotland | |
John | Meldrum | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Mary J | Wallace | Visitor | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
John | Kirk | Boarder | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
David | Leith | Boarder | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland | |
Patrick | Foy | Boarder | Unmarried | 50 | 1831 | - |
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