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Household of Alexander Melvin (born 1834)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 Melvin and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Melvin, born in 1834 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Melvin, born in 1835 in -. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1861 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1865 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Father-In-Law, John Buchanan, born in 1799 in -.
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Alexander Melvin's household
Alexander
Melvin
Head
Margaret
Melvin
Wife
John
Melvin
Son
Agnes
Melvin
Daughter
Catherine
Melvin
Daughter
William
Melvin
Son
John
Buchanan
Father-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Melvin |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | - |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Melvin | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | - | |
Margaret | Melvin | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | - | |
John | Melvin | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Melvin | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Melvin | Daughter | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
William | Melvin | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland | |
John | Buchanan | Father-In-Law | Widower | 82 | 1799 | - |
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