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Household of James Alexander (born 1843, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Persie, Perthshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Alexander, born in 1843 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Grace L Alexander, born in 1850 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1869 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland), Martha C (born 1873 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1875 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1879 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Mary C (born 1881 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret Lamond, born in 1815 in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Alexander's household

Male

James

Alexander

Head
Female

Grace L

Alexander

Wife
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Martha C

Alexander

Daughter
Male

David

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary C

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Lamond

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alexander

Head

Married

38

1843

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Grace L

Alexander

Wife

Married

31

1850

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

-

12

1869

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

Martha C

Alexander

Daughter

-

8

1873

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

-

2

1879

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary C

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Lamond

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland

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