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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1848 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Paterson, born in 1851 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James L (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew Mcc (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine Mcc (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Margaret Lugton, born in 1862 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Isabella

Paterson

Wife
Male

Thomas

Paterson

Son
Male

James L

Paterson

Son
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Male

Andrew Mcc

Paterson

Son
Female

Catherine Mcc

Paterson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lugton

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

33

1848

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Paterson

Wife

Married

30

1851

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James L

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew Mcc

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine Mcc

Paterson

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Lugton

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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