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Household of Alexander Muir (born 1851, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, 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 Muir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Muir, born in 1851 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Muir, born in 1847 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Maggie (born 1870 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Mary Eliza (born 1873 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Son, David (born 1872 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1861 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Grace (born 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Muir's household

Male

Alexander

Muir

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife
Female

Maggie

Wright

Step Daughter
Female

Mary Eliza

Wright

Step Daughter
Male

David

Wright

Step Son
Male

Robert

Erskine

Boarder
Female

Grace

Todd

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Muir

Head

Married

30

1851

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife

Married

34

1847

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Wright

Step Daughter

-

11

1870

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Eliza

Wright

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Wright

Step Son

-

9

1872

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Erskine

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Grace

Todd

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayrshire, Scotland

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