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Household of Alexander Wood (born 1829, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Wood and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wood, born in 1829 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Wood, born in 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1862 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1866 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1867 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Mary J (born 1870 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1874 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James Dobie, born in 1879 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Alexander Wood's household

Male

Alexander

Wood

Head
Female

Helen

Wood

Wife
Male

James

Wood

Son
Female

Isabella

Wood

Daughter
Male

William

Wood

Son
Female

Mary J

Wood

Daughter
Female

Helen

Wood

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Wood

Daughter
Male

James

Dobie

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wood

Head

Married

52

1829

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Wood

Wife

Married

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wood

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Wood

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Wood

Son

-

14

1867

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary J

Wood

Daughter

-

11

1870

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Wood

Daughter

-

8

1873

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Wood

Daughter

-

7

1874

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Dobie

Grandson

-

2

1879

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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