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Household of Alexander R Saunders (born 1833, Banffshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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 Saunders and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander R Saunders, born in 1833 in Portsoy, Banffshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander R was the head of the household, married to Christina Saunders, born in 1836 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander C W (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Agnes M (born 1872 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander R's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1801 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander R's Boarder, John Thos (born 1864 in Tresta, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander R's Boarder, Thomas V (born 1865 in -), Alexander R's Boarder, James (born 1867 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander R's Visitor, James Alex (born 1863 in Tresta, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alexander R's Servant, Joan (born 1854 in Ollaberry, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Alexander R's Servant, Mary (born 1863 in Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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Alexander R Saunders's household
Alexander R
Saunders
Head
Christina
Saunders
Wife
Alexander C W
Saunders
Son
Agnes M
Saunders
Daughter
Mary
Merrylees
Mother-In-Law
John Thos
Johnston
Boarder
Thomas V
Rutherford
Boarder
James
Rose
Boarder
James Alex
Johnston
Visitor
Joan
Robertson
Servant
Mary
Gilbertson
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander R |
| Last name | Saunders |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander R | Saunders | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Portsoy, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Saunders | Wife | Married | 45 | 1836 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Alexander C W | Saunders | Son | Married | 11 | 1870 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Agnes M | Saunders | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Merrylees | Mother-In-Law | Widow | 80 | 1801 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John Thos | Johnston | Boarder | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Tresta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas V | Rutherford | Boarder | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | - | |
James | Rose | Boarder | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James Alex | Johnston | Visitor | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Tresta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Joan | Robertson | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Ollaberry, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Mary | Gilbertson | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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