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Household of Alexander Moffat (born 1833, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penicuik, 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 Moffat and 9 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Moffat, born in 1833 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane W Moffat, born in 1837 in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), David (born 1873 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and Janet (born 1876 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Alexandrina (born 1877 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Tracy Jane (born 1880 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Mother, Mary (born 1799 in Logie, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Moffat's household
Alexander
Moffat
Head
Jane W
Moffat
Wife
Mary
McGillivray
Daughter
Jane
Moffat
Daughter
John
Moffat
Son
David
Moffat
Son
Janet
Moffat
Daughter
Alexandrina
Hall
Granddaughter
Tracy Jane
McGillivray
Granddaughter
Mary
Moffat
Mother
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Moffat |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (10 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Moffat | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane W | Moffat | Wife | Married | 44 | 1837 | Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | McGillivray | Daughter | Widow | 24 | 1857 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Moffat | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John | Moffat | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David | Moffat | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet | Moffat | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexandrina | Hall | Granddaughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Tracy Jane | McGillivray | Granddaughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Moffat | Mother | Widow | 82 | 1799 | Logie, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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