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Household of Alexander Smith (born 1842, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Smith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Smith, born in 1842 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary H Smith, born in 1849 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; David (born 1870 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1877 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Donald Cameron, born in 1857 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Smith's household

Male

Alexander

Smith

Head
Female

Mary H

Smith

Wife
Male

David

Smith

Son
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Jane

Smith

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Smith

Son
Male

Donald

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Smith

Head

Married

39

1842

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Mary H

Smith

Wife

-

32

1849

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Smith

Son

-

11

1870

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Smith

Son

-

6

1875

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Smith

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Son

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Donald

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Perthshire, Scotland

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