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Household of Alexander Wood (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wood, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 14 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Wood, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Ellen (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Walter (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1866 in Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Hugh (born 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, David (born 1852 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Thomas (born 1853 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wood's household

Male

Alexander

Wood

Head
Female

Margaret

Wood

Wife
Female

Ellen

Wood

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wood

Daughter
Male

William

Wood

Son
Male

Alexander

Wood

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wood

Daughter
Male

John

Wood

Son
Male

Walter

Wood

Son
Male

James

Wood

Son
Female

Margaret

Stevenson

Servant
Male

Hugh

McKennon

Servant
Male

David

Lyon

Servant
Male

Thomas

Campbell

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wood
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wood

Head

Married

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wood

Wife

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Wood

Daughter

-

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wood

Daughter

-

13

1868

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Wood

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wood

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wood

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Wood

Son

-

4

1877

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Wood

Son

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Wood

Son

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stevenson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Holytown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McKennon

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Lyon

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Campbell

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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