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Household of Alexander Merchant (born 1826, 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 Merchant and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Merchant, born in 1826 in Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Merchant, born in 1826 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, John Petrie, born in 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Merchant's household

Male

Alexander

Merchant

Head
Female

Eliza

Merchant

Wife
Male

John

Petrie

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Merchant

Head

Married

55

1826

Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Eliza

Merchant

Wife

Married

55

1826

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Petrie

Nephew

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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