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Household of Alexander Selkirk (born 1847, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, 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 Selkirk and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Selkirk, born in 1847 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Selkirk, born in 1848 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Thomas Beveridge, born in 1860 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Selkirk's household
Alexander
Selkirk
Head
Mary
Selkirk
Wife
Helen
Selkirk
Daughter
John
Selkirk
Son
Mary
Selkirk
Daughter
Ann
Selkirk
Daughter
Thomas
Beveridge
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Selkirk |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Selkirk | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Selkirk | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Helen | Selkirk | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Selkirk | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Selkirk | Daughter | - | 4 | 1877 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Ann | Selkirk | Daughter | - | 2 | 1879 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Beveridge | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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