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Household of Alexander Sanderson (born 1832, Midlothian)

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 Sanderson and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Sanderson, born in 1832 in Joppa, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Lilias Sanderson, born in 1836 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 6 children; Catherine (born 1862 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1863 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Lilias (born 1869 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Laura (born 1877 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Christina (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Sanderson's household

Male

Alexander

Sanderson

Head
Female

Lilias

Sanderson

Wife
Female

Catherine

Sanderson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Sanderson

Daughter
Female

Lilias

Sanderson

Daughter
Male

James

Sanderson

Son
Female

Laura

Sanderson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Sanderson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Sanderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Sanderson

Head

Married

49

1832

Joppa, Midlothian, Scotland

Lilias

Sanderson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Sanderson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Sanderson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Lilias

Sanderson

Daughter

-

12

1869

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Sanderson

Son

-

9

1872

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Laura

Sanderson

Daughter

-

4

1877

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Sanderson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

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