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Household of Alexander Skinner (born 1852, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 Skinner and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Skinner, born in 1852 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane M Skinner, born in 1852 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 2 children; Donald (born 1879 in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland) and John R (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Lodger, William Manson, born in 1853 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander Skinner's household

Male

Alexander

Skinner

Head
Female

Jane M

Skinner

Wife
Male

Donald

Skinner

Son
Male

John R

Skinner

Son
Male

William

Manson

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Skinner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Skinner

Head

Married

29

1852

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jane M

Skinner

Wife

Married

29

1852

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Donald

Skinner

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland

John R

Skinner

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Manson

Lodger

Unmarried

28

1853

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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