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Household of Alexander West (born 1849, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy & Abbotshall, Fife, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander West, born in 1849 in Dunfermline, Fife, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen West, born in 1846 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1874 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1878 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander West's household

Male

Alexander

West

Head
Female

Helen

West

Wife
Female

Mary

West

Daughter
Male

Alexander

West

Son
Female

Isabella

West

Daughter
Female

Helen

West

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

West

Head

Married

32

1849

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Helen

West

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

West

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Alexander

West

Son

-

5

1876

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

West

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Helen

West

Daughter

-

0

1881

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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