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Household of George Alexander (born 1816, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, 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.

George Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Alexander, born in 1816 in Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alexander, born in 1845 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; John (born 1878 in St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Grandson, George (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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George Alexander's household

Male

George

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Male

George

Alexander

Grandson
Female

Mary

Watson

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Alexander

Head

Married

65

1816

Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

36

1845

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

-

3

1878

St Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Alexander

Son

-

1

1880

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Alexander

Grandson

-

15

1866

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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