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Household of John Alexander (born 1814, Wiltshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, England

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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.

John Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1814 in Highworth, Wiltshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Palina Alexander, born in 1828 in Farrington, Berkshire, England. They had 1 child; Esther, born 1865 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Niece, Annie (born 1851 in Kensington, Middlesex, England), John's Nephew, Joseph (born 1851 in Farrington, Berkshire, England), John's Boarder, Joseph (born 1851 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England), John's Boarder, James (born 1828 in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England) and John's Boarder, Walter (born 1861 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Palina

Alexander

Wife
Female

Esther

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Annie

Taylor

Niece
Male

Joseph

Willis

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Woods

Boarder
Male

James

Parteridge

Boarder
Male

Walter

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 67
Birth year 1814
Birth place Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

67

1814

Highworth, Wiltshire, England

Palina

Alexander

Wife

Married

53

1828

Farrington, Berkshire, England

Esther

Alexander

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Annie

Taylor

Niece

Widow

30

1851

Kensington, Middlesex, England

Joseph

Willis

Nephew

Married

30

1851

Farrington, Berkshire, England

Joseph

Woods

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

James

Parteridge

Boarder

Single

53

1828

High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England

Walter

Clark

Boarder

Single

20

1861

Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England

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