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Household of David Alexander (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

David Alexander and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Alexander, born in 1848 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, married to Ann Alexander, born in 1834 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were David's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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David Alexander's household

Male

David

Alexander

Head
Female

Ann

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Smith

Step Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Boarder
First name(s) David
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Alexander

Head

Married

33

1848

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Smith

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nicholson

Boarder

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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