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Household of John Alexander (born 1829, Westmorland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lancaster, Lancashire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1829 in Holme, Westmorland, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Susannah Alexander, born in 1829 in Kendal, Westmorland, England. They had 8 children; George (born 1859 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Agnes (born 1853 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), James (born 1861 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1864 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Sylvia (born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Susannah (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary J (born 1869 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Tom P (born 1873 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Alexander Smith, born in 1831 in Bentham, Yorkshire, England.


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Susannah

Alexander

Wife
Male

George

Alexander

Son
Female

Agnes

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Sylvia

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Susannah

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Tom P

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander

Smith

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Holme, Westmorland, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

52

1829

Holme, Westmorland, England

Susannah

Alexander

Wife

Married

52

1829

Kendal, Westmorland, England

George

Alexander

Son

Single

22

1859

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Agnes

Alexander

Daughter

Single

28

1853

Manchester, Lancashire, England

James

Alexander

Son

Single

20

1861

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Alexander

Son

Single

17

1864

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Sylvia

Alexander

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Susannah

Alexander

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Tom P

Alexander

Son

Single

8

1873

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Alexander

Smith

Boarder

Single

50

1831

Bentham, Yorkshire, England

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