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Household of Alexander Muir (born 1845, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West District, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Muir, born in 1845 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ealziebth Muir, born in 1846 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Grace (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1814 in Ireland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1868 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Muir's household
Alexander
Muir
Head
Ealziebth
Muir
Wife
Catherine
Muir
Daughter
Ellen
Muir
Daughter
Margaret
Muir
Daughter
George
Muir
Son
Grace
Muir
Daughter
Catherine
Gray
Mother-In-Law
James
Adair
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Muir |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 36 |
| Birth year | 1845 |
| Birth place | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Muir | Head | Married | 36 | 1845 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ealziebth | Muir | Wife | Married | 35 | 1846 | Ireland | |
Catherine | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
George | Muir | Son | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Muir | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Catherine | Gray | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 67 | 1814 | Ireland | |
James | Adair | Boarder | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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