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Household of John Alexander (born 1805, Renfrewshire)

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.

John Alexander and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1805 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Jemima (born 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Ann (born 1857 in Kennoway, Fife, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Jemima

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Helen

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Ann

Aitken

Servant
Female

Mary

Hendry

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 76
Birth year 1805
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Widower

76

1805

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jemima

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Aitken

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Kennoway, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Hendry

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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