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Household of Alexander Oliver (born 1827, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, Lanarkshire, 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 Oliver and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Oliver, born in 1827 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Oliver, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane B (born 1861 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Georgina B (born 1863 in Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland), John J (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elisabeth Russel, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Oliver's household

Male

Alexander

Oliver

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Oliver

Wife
Female

Jane B

Oliver

Daughter
Female

Georgina B

Oliver

Daughter
Male

John J

Oliver

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Oliver

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Oliver

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Russel

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Oliver

Head

Married

54

1827

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Oliver

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane B

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

Georgina B

Oliver

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland

John J

Oliver

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Oliver

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Oliver

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Russel

Servant

-

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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