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Household of Alexander Merchant (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birse, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Merchant, born in 1820 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Merchant, born in 1821 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane, born 1851 in Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1878 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Merchant's household

Male

Alexander

Merchant

Head
Female

Ann

Merchant

Wife
Female

Jane

Merchant

Daughter
Male

William

Gordon

Grandson
Male

William

Allen

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Merchant
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Merchant

Head

Married

61

1820

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Merchant

Wife

Married

60

1821

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Merchant

Daughter

Unmarried

30

1851

Kincardine O'neil, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Gordon

Grandson

-

3

1878

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Allen

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Lumphanan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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