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Household of James Alexander (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mirran (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Isabella (born 1858 in -) and James's Servant, Margaret (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Alexander's household

Male

James

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mirran

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Isabella

Hamilton

Servant
Female

Margaret

Irving

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Alexander

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mirran

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Hamilton

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

-

Margaret

Irving

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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