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Household of Alexander P Black (born 1841, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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 P Black and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander P Black, born in 1841 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Alexander P was the head of the household, married to Agnes C Black, born in 1840 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas P (born 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander P's Mother-In-Law, Esther (born 1797 in Ireland) and Alexander P's Nephew, Alexander Ross (born 1878 in England).


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Alexander P Black's household

Male

Alexander P

Black

Head
Female

Agnes C

Black

Wife
Male

Thomas P

Black

Son
Male

James

Black

Son
Male

William

Black

Son
Female

Esther

Cowie

Mother-In-Law
Male

Alexander Ross

Black

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander P
Last name Black
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander P

Black

Head

Married

40

1841

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes C

Black

Wife

Married

41

1840

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas P

Black

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Black

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Black

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Esther

Cowie

Mother-In-Law

Widow

84

1797

Ireland

Alexander Ross

Black

Nephew

-

3

1878

England

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