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Household of Alexander Wotherspoon (born 1823, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, 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 Wotherspoon and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wotherspoon, born in 1823 in Langloan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wotherspoon, born in 1825 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Samuel (born 1862 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1866 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Niece, Sarah Wotherspoon, born in 1864 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Wotherspoon's household

Male

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife
Male

Samuel

Wotherspoon

Son
Male

Robert

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Sarah

Wotherspoon

Niece
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

58

1823

Langloan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

56

1825

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Wotherspoon

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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