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Household of Alexander Orchison (born 1850, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leuchars, Fife, 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 Orchison and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Orchison, born in 1850 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Orchison, born in 1848 in Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1876 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert Paterson (born 1878 in St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie Paterson (born 1880 in Leuchars, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Cramb, born in 1862 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Orchison's household
Alexander
Orchison
Head
Margaret
Orchison
Wife
Alexander
Orchison
Son
Robert Paterson
Orchison
Son
Jessie Paterson
Orchison
Daughter
Jane
Cramb
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Orchison |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 31 |
| Birth year | 1850 |
| Birth place | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Orchison | Head | Married | 31 | 1850 | Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Orchison | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Airlie, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Orchison | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert Paterson | Orchison | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | St Vigeans, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessie Paterson | Orchison | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Leuchars, Fife, Scotland | |
Jane | Cramb | Servant | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Perth, Perthshire, Scotland |
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