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Household of James Alexander (born 1838, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 1838 in Fife, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Joan Alexander, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Joan (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Alexander's household

Male

James

Alexander

Head
Female

Joan

Alexander

Wife
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Joan

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander

Alexander

Son
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alexander

Head

Married

43

1838

Fife, Scotland

Joan

Alexander

Wife

-

40

1841

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

Alexander

Daughter

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Alexander

Son

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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