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Household of Alexander Morrison (born 1856, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, 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 Morrison and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Morrison, born in 1856 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Morrison, born in 1851 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Thomas (born 1877 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's -, Elisabeth (born 1875 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Morrison's household

Male

Alexander

Morrison

Head
Female

Mary

Morrison

Wife
Female

Elisabeth

Jarvie

-
Male

Thomas

Morrison

Son
Female

Janet

Morrison

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Duncan

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Morrison
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Morrison

Head

Married

25

1856

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Morrison

Wife

Married

30

1851

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Jarvie

-

-

6

1875

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Morrison

Son

-

4

1877

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Morrison

Daughter

-

1

1880

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Duncan

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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