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Household of Alexander Merhant (born 1820, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, 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 Merhant and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Merhant, born in 1820 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Jane (born 1843 in Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and William (born 1866 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Grandson, Alexander (born 1868 in Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1878 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Merhant's household
Alexander
Merhant
Head
Jane
Merhant
Daughter
Mary
Merhant
Daughter
William
Merhant
Son
Alexander
Merhant
Grandson
Jane
Merhant
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Merhant |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Widower |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Merhant | Head | Widower | 61 | 1820 | Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Merhant | Daughter | Unmarried | 38 | 1843 | Birse, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Merhant | Daughter | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
William | Merhant | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Merhant | Grandson | - | 13 | 1868 | Fetteresso, Kincardineshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Merhant | Granddaughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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