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Household of Alexander Rutherford (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 Rutherford and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Rutherford, born in 1837 in , consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Rutherford, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert Bruce (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Annie Ormston (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Kirkwood (born 1867 in Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David Livingston (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas Mcleod (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Helen Harker, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Rutherford's household

Male

Alexander

Rutherford

Head
Female

Annie

Rutherford

Wife
Male

Robert Bruce

Rutherford

Son
Female

Annie Ormston

Rutherford

Daughter
Male

Alexander Kirkwood

Rutherford

Son
Male

David Livingston

Rutherford

Son
Female

Margaret

Rutherford

Daughter
Male

Thomas Mcleod

Rutherford

Son
Female

Helen

Harker

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Rutherford
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Rutherford

Head

Married

44

1837

England

Annie

Rutherford

Wife

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Bruce

Rutherford

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Annie Ormston

Rutherford

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Kirkwood

Rutherford

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Springburn, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David Livingston

Rutherford

Son

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Rutherford

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas Mcleod

Rutherford

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Harker

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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