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Household of Alexander Payn (born 1840, Elgin or Moray)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Payn and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Payn, born in 1840 in Elgin or Moray, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Cowan Payn, born in 1845 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John Hodge (born 1869 in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret G (born 1870 in Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander H (born 1876 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane Cowan (born 1878 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret A Thomson, born in 1861 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Payn's household

Male

Alexander

Payn

Head
Female

Jane Cowan

Payn

Wife
Male

John Hodge

Payn

Son
Female

Margaret G

Payn

Daughter
Male

Alexander H

Payn

Son
Female

Jane Cowan

Payn

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Thomson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Payn
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Payn

Head

Married

41

1840

Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Jane Cowan

Payn

Wife

Married

36

1845

Perthshire, Scotland

John Hodge

Payn

Son

-

12

1869

Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret G

Payn

Daughter

-

11

1870

Libberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Payn

Son

-

5

1876

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Cowan

Payn

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Margaret A

Thomson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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