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Household of Alexander Polson (born 1829, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, 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 Polson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Polson, born in 1829 in Fern, Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Polson, born in 1860 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Elizabeth, born 1860 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Son-In-Law, Peter (born 1859 in Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Maggie (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Polson's household

Male

Alexander

Polson

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Polson

Daughter
Male

Peter

Tinlan

Son-In-Law
Female

Jessie

Tinlan

Granddaughter
Female

Maggie

Tinlan

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Polson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Fern, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Polson

Head

Married

52

1829

Fern, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Elizabeth

Polson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

Peter

Tinlan

Son-In-Law

Married

22

1859

Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jessie

Tinlan

Granddaughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Tinlan

Granddaughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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