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Household of Alexander Renton (born 1856, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 Renton and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Renton, born in 1856 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Renton, born in 1856 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Alexander (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Catherine Queen, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Renton's household

Male

Alexander

Renton

Head
Female

Mary

Renton

Wife
Male

Alexander

Renton

Son
Female

Sarah

Renton

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Queen

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Renton
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Renton

Head

Married

25

1856

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Renton

Wife

Married

25

1856

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Renton

Son

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Renton

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Queen

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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