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Household of Alexander Menzies (born 1839, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Menzies and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Menzies, born in 1839 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Menzies, born in 1835 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Alexander (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Menzies's household

Male

Alexander

Menzies

Head
Female

Janet

Menzies

Wife
Male

James Alexander

Menzies

Son
Female

Margaret

Menzies

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Menzies

Head

Married

42

1839

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Menzies

Wife

Married

46

1835

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James Alexander

Menzies

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Menzies

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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