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Household of Alexander West (born 1841, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Logie Coldstone & Cromar, Aberdeenshire, 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 West and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander West, born in 1841 in Gamrie, Banffshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret West, born in 1845 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Elizabeth J S (born 1869 in Morayshire, Scotland), John T (born 1871 in Morayshire, Scotland), Margaret A (born 1873 in Morayshire, Scotland), Sarah A (born 1876 in Morayshire, Scotland), Rebecca (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Martha S (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1864 in Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, John (born 1861 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander West's household

Male

Alexander

West

Head
Female

Margaret

West

Wife
Female

Elizabeth J S

West

Daughter
Male

John T

West

Son
Female

Margaret A

West

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

West

Daughter
Female

Rebecca

West

Daughter
Female

Martha S

West

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Roy

Servant
Male

John

Simpson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

West

Head

Married

40

1841

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

Margaret

West

Wife

Married

36

1845

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

Elizabeth J S

West

Daughter

-

12

1869

Morayshire, Scotland

John T

West

Son

-

10

1871

Morayshire, Scotland

Margaret A

West

Daughter

-

8

1873

Morayshire, Scotland

Sarah A

West

Daughter

-

5

1876

Morayshire, Scotland

Rebecca

West

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha S

West

Daughter

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Roy

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Gamrie, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Simpson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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