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Household of Alexander Mellis (born 1836, Morayshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drainie, Moray, 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 Mellis and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mellis, born in 1836 in Morayshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Mellis, born in 1842 in Morayshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; George (born 1872 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1876 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), James (born 1880 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland) and Elsie (born 1881 in Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Christina (born 1868 in Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, Jane (born 1856 in Gartly, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1859 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Mellis's household
Alexander
Mellis
Head
Christina
Mellis
Wife
Christina
McGregor
Step Daughter
George
Mellis
Son
Joanna
Mellis
Daughter
James
Mellis
Son
Jane
Donald
Visitor
Jane
Donald
Daughter
Elsie
Donald
Daughter
Ann
Fraser
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Mellis |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 45 |
| Birth year | 1836 |
| Birth place | Morayshire, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Mellis | Head | Married | 45 | 1836 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Mellis | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Morayshire, Scotland | |
Christina | McGregor | Step Daughter | - | 13 | 1868 | Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland | |
George | Mellis | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Joanna | Mellis | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland | |
James | Mellis | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Branderburgh, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Donald | Visitor | Married | 25 | 1856 | Gartly, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Donald | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Elsie | Donald | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Duffus, Morayshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Fraser | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland |
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