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Household of Janet Alexander (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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.

Janet Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Janet Alexander, born in 1832 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Janet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Mary (born 1835 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Janet's Grandson, James (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet's Grandson, Charles (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Janet Alexander's household

Female

Janet

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Roberts

Daughter
Male

Charles

Alexander

Son
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Roberts

Grandson
Female

Mary

Roberts

Granddaughter
Male

Charles

Roberts

Grandson
First name(s) Janet
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Janet

Alexander

Head

Widow

49

1832

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Roberts

Daughter

Widow

46

1835

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Charles

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Roberts

Grandson

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Roberts

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Roberts

Grandson

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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