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Household of Alexander Whitelaw (born 1833, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Whitelaw and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Whitelaw, born in 1833 in Tranent, Midlothian, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Whitelaw, born in 1838 in Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1853 in Culross, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Whitelaw's household

Male

Alexander

Whitelaw

Head
Female

Jane

Whitelaw

Wife
Male

David

Christie

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Dewar

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Whitelaw
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Whitelaw

Head

Married

48

1833

Tranent, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Whitelaw

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kingskettle, Fife, Scotland

David

Christie

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Dewar

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Culross, Perthshire, Scotland

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