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Household of Alexander Tolmie (born 1839, Invernessshire)

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 Tolmie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tolmie, born in 1839 in Inverness, Invernessshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Tolmie, born in 1848 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annabella (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Donald A (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret W F (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Catherine J (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, Mary (born 1860 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, William P (born 1856 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Tolmie's household

Male

Alexander

Tolmie

Head
Female

Isabella

Tolmie

Wife
Female

Annabella

Tolmie

Daughter
Male

Donald A

Tolmie

Son
Female

Margaret W F

Tolmie

Daughter
Female

Catherine J

Tolmie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Lawson

Lodger
Male

William P

Barrie

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tolmie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tolmie

Head

Married

42

1839

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Isabella

Tolmie

Wife

Married

33

1848

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Annabella

Tolmie

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Donald A

Tolmie

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret W F

Tolmie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine J

Tolmie

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Lawson

Lodger

Unmarried

21

1860

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

William P

Barrie

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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