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Household of Alexander Slight (born 1843, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inveresk & Musselburgh, 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 Slight and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Slight, born in 1843 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Slight, born in 1845 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1868 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1870 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1880 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Francis Brown, born in 1861 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.
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Alexander Slight's household
Alexander
Slight
Head
Mary
Slight
Wife
Peter
Slight
Son
Jane
Slight
Daughter
Margaret
Slight
Daughter
William
Slight
Son
Eliza
Slight
Daughter
Francis
Brown
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Slight |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Slight | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Slight | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Peter | Slight | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Slight | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Slight | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William | Slight | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Eliza | Slight | Daughter | Unmarried | 1 | 1880 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Francis | Brown | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland |
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