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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1850, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burntisland, 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 Paterson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1850 in Auchtertool, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Paterson, born in 1851 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1878 in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland), Jane (born 1879 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland) and Isabella S (born 1881 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Wife
Male

William

Paterson

Son
Female

Jane

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Isabella S

Paterson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

31

1850

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

William

Paterson

Son

-

3

1878

Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Paterson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland

Isabella S

Paterson

Daughter

-

0

1881

Burntisland, Fife, Scotland

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