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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1823, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, 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 Paterson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1823 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Paterson, born in 1838 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Donald (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Phineas (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1870 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomasina (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jean (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Wife
Male

Donald

Paterson

Son
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Phineas

Paterson

Son
Male

Robert

Paterson

Son
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Male

John

Paterson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Thomasina

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Jean

Paterson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

58

1823

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Donald

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Phineas

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Paterson

Son

-

11

1870

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Paterson

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomasina

Paterson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jean

Paterson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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