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Household of Charles Alexander (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Charles Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Alexander, born in 1853 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Jessie Alexander, born in 1854 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; John R (born 1875 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy S (born 1877 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and James A (born 1878 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Niece, Agnes (born 1880 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Charles's Half Brother, James B C (born 1862 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Charles Alexander's household

Male

Charles

Alexander

Head
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Wife
Male

John R

Alexander

Son
Female

Betsy S

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James A

Alexander

Son
Female

Agnes

Graham

Niece
Male

James B C

Sime

Half Brother
First name(s) Charles
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Alexander

Head

Married

28

1853

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Wife

Married

27

1854

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John R

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy S

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James A

Alexander

Son

-

3

1878

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Graham

Niece

-

1

1880

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James B C

Sime

Half Brother

Unmarried

19

1862

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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