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Household of Alexander Mortimer (born 1837, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blythswood, 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 Mortimer and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mortimer, born in 1837 in Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Mortimer, born in 1835 in Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1864 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Helen (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James Spence, born in 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Alexander Mortimer's household
Alexander
Mortimer
Head
Helen
Mortimer
Wife
James
Mortimer
Son
Alexander
Mortimer
Son
Helen
Mortimer
Daughter
William
Mortimer
Son
Jane
Mortimer
Daughter
Mary
Mortimer
Daughter
James
Spence
Grandson
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Mortimer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 44 |
| Birth year | 1837 |
| Birth place | Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Mortimer | Head | Married | 44 | 1837 | Murroes, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen | Mortimer | Wife | Married | 46 | 1835 | Mains, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Mortimer | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Mortimer | Son | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Helen | Mortimer | Daughter | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
William | Mortimer | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Mortimer | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary | Mortimer | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
James | Spence | Grandson | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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