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Household of Alexander Neilson (born 1851, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, 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 Neilson and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Neilson, born in 1851 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Neilson, born in 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1877 in Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister, Susan A Neilson, born in 1858 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Neilson's household
Alexander
Neilson
Head
Elizabeth
Neilson
Wife
Margaret
Neilson
Daughter
Elizabeth
Neilson
Daughter
Susan A
Neilson
Sister
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Neilson |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 30 |
| Birth year | 1851 |
| Birth place | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Neilson | Head | Married | 30 | 1851 | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Neilson | Wife | Married | 25 | 1856 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Neilson | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Govanhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Neilson | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland | |
Susan A | Neilson | Sister | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
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