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Household of James W Alexander (born 1841, 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 W Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James W Alexander, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. James W was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Alexander, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ann Brown (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret R (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James W's Servant, Alice (born 1854 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), James W's -, Annie (born 1858 in Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland), James W's -, Katherine (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James W's Nurse, Mary (born 1823 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland).


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James W Alexander's household

Male

James W

Alexander

Head
Female

Margaret A

Alexander

Wife
Female

Ann Brown

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Margaret R

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Alice

Hutcheson

Servant
Female

Annie

Sharp

-
Female

Katherine

Hunter

-
Female

Mary

Hutcheson

Nurse
First name(s) James W
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
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 W

Alexander

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret A

Alexander

Wife

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann Brown

Alexander

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret R

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Hutcheson

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Annie

Sharp

-

Unmarried

23

1858

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Katherine

Hunter

-

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hutcheson

Nurse

Unmarried

58

1823

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

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