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Household of Gavin Alster (born 1833, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Gavin Alster and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gavin Alster, born in 1833 in Loudoun, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Gavin was the head of the household, married to Janet Alster, born in 1832 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Janet (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marion (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Gavin Alster's household

Male

Gavin

Alster

Head
Female

Janet

Alster

Wife
Female

Janet

Alster

Daughter
Male

William

Alster

Son
Female

Agnes

Alster

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alster

Son
Male

Gavin

Alster

Son
Female

Marion

Alster

Daughter
Female

Annie

Alster

Daughter
First name(s) Gavin
Last name Alster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gavin

Alster

Head

Married

48

1833

Loudoun, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Alster

Wife

Married

49

1832

Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Alster

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Alster

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Alster

Daughter

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Alster

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Alster

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marion

Alster

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Alster

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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