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Household of Alexander Old (born 1842, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Old and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Old, born in 1842 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Old, born in 1839 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Allan (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Old's household

Male

Alexander

Old

Head
Female

Mary

Old

Wife
Female

Mary

Old

Daughter
Male

Allan

Old

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Old
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Old

Head

Married

39

1842

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Old

Wife

Married

42

1839

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Old

Daughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan

Old

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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