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Household of Alexander Middlesmass (born 1848, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Nantwich, Cheshire, England

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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 Middlesmass and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Middlesmass, born in 1848 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Matilda M Middlesmass, born in 1855 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 4 children; Bruce (born 1878 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England), Sam (born 1880 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England), Edith A (born 1874 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England) and Bertha (born 1876 in Wistaston, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, Thomas (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Alexander's Mother In Law, Rebecca (born 1829 in Derbyshire, England) and Alexander's Servant, Martha (born 1865 in Broseley, Shropshire, England).


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Alexander Middlesmass's household

Male

Alexander

Middlesmass

Head
Female

Matilda M

Middlesmass

Wife
Male

Bruce

Middlesmass

Son
Male

Sam

Middlesmass

Son
Female

Edith A

Middlesmass

Daughter
Female

Bertha

Middlesmass

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Middlesmass

Brother
Female

Rebecca

Holmes

Mother In Law
Female

Martha

Rawlings

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Middlesmass
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Middlesmass

Head

Married

33

1848

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Matilda M

Middlesmass

Wife

Married

26

1855

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Bruce

Middlesmass

Son

Single

3

1878

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Sam

Middlesmass

Son

Single

1

1880

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Edith A

Middlesmass

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Bertha

Middlesmass

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Wistaston, Cheshire, England

Thomas

Middlesmass

Brother

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Rebecca

Holmes

Mother In Law

Married

52

1829

Derbyshire, England

Martha

Rawlings

Servant

Single

16

1865

Broseley, Shropshire, England

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