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Household of Alexander Napier (born 1829, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Napier and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Napier, born in 1829 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina J Napier, born in 1841 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jean Robertson, born in 1812 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Napier's household

Male

Alexander

Napier

Head
Female

Alexandrina J

Napier

Wife
Female

Margaret

Napier

Daughter
Male

William

Napier

Son
Male

Alexander

Napier

Son
Female

Janet

Napier

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Napier

Daughter
Female

Jean

Robertson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Napier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Napier

Head

Married

52

1829

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandrina J

Napier

Wife

Married

40

1841

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Napier

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Napier

Son

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Napier

Son

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Napier

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Napier

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jean

Robertson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

69

1812

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

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