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Household of Alexander R Muir (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 R Muir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander R Muir, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander R was the head of the household, married to Catherine C Muir, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Isabella T (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet R (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary C (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander R's Boarder, William (born 1841 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander R's Boarder, James (born 1849 in Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander R Muir's household

Male

Alexander R

Muir

Head
Female

Catherine C

Muir

Wife
Female

Isabella T

Muir

Daughter
Female

Janet R

Muir

Daughter
Female

Mary C

Muir

Daughter
Male

William

McLaren

Boarder
Male

James

Falconer

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander R
Last name Muir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander R

Muir

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine C

Muir

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella T

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet R

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary C

Muir

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McLaren

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Falconer

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Wigton, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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