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Household of Alexander Small (born 1844, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 Small and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Small, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Small, born in 1842 in England. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1866 in England), Alice (born 1868 in England), Alexander (born 1870 in Ireland), John (born 1875 in Ireland) and Mary (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jane (born 1813 in Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Small's household

Male

Alexander

Small

Head
Female

Jane

Small

Wife
Female

Jane

Small

Daughter
Female

Alice

Small

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Small

Son
Male

John

Small

Son
Female

Mary

Small

Daughter
Female

Jane

Morrison

Mother-In-Law
Male

Robert

Morrison

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Small
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Small

Head

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Small

Wife

Married

39

1842

England

Jane

Small

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

England

Alice

Small

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

England

Alexander

Small

Son

-

11

1870

Ireland

John

Small

Son

-

6

1875

Ireland

Mary

Small

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Morrison

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Greenlaw, Berwickshire, Scotland

Robert

Morrison

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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