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Household of James Alexander (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Auchterless, 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.

James Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alexander, born in 1836 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alexander, born in 1840 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet (born 1878 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Step Son, Alexander (born 1869 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Elsie Sim (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Step Daughter, Jane (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Step Son, William Sim (born 1876 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Alexander's household

Male

James

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife
Female

Janet

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander

Clark

Step Son
Female

Elsie Sim

Clark

Step Daughter
Female

Jane

Clark

Step Daughter
Male

William Sim

Clark

Step Son
First name(s) James
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alexander

Head

Married

45

1836

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

41

1840

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Daughter

-

3

1878

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Clark

Step Son

-

12

1869

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elsie Sim

Clark

Step Daughter

-

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Clark

Step Daughter

-

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William Sim

Clark

Step Son

-

5

1876

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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