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Household of Alexander West (born 1819, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander West, born in 1819 in Abbotshall, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Ann (born 1854 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland), Isabella (born 1861 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1863 in Markinch, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Isabella West, born in 1870 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander West's household

Male

Alexander

West

Head
Female

Ann

West

Daughter
Female

Isabella

West

Daughter
Female

Janet

West

Daughter
Female

Isabella

West

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name West
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

West

Head

Widower

62

1819

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

Ann

West

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

West

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Janet

West

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Markinch, Fife, Scotland

Isabella

West

Niece

-

11

1870

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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