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Household of Hugh Alexander (born 1814, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, 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.
Hugh Alexander and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Alexander, born in 1814 in Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1811 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Margaret, born 1851 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Grandson, Alexander (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hugh's Servant, Helen (born 1864 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Hugh's Servant, Jessy (born 1865 in Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Hugh Alexander's household
Hugh
Alexander
Head
Mary
Alexander
Wife
Margaret
Alexander
Daughter
Alexander
Martin
Grandson
Helen
Thomson
Servant
Jessy
Ruxton
Servant
| First name(s) | Hugh |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 67 |
| Birth year | 1814 |
| Birth place | Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hugh | Alexander | Head | Married | 67 | 1814 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Alexander | Wife | Married | 70 | 1811 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Margaret | Alexander | Daughter | Unmarried | 30 | 1851 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Martin | Grandson | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Jessy | Ruxton | Servant | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Aberlemno, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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