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Household of John Alexander (born 1840)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts (Middle), 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1840 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Maggie Alexander, born in 1843 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Maggie (born 1867 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1869 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1878 in Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1881 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, John Paterson, born in 1859 in Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
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John Alexander's household
John
Alexander
Head
Maggie
Alexander
Wife
Maggie
Alexander
Daughter
Robert
Alexander
Son
John
Alexander
Son
Matthew
Alexander
Son
Sarah
Alexander
Daughter
John
Paterson
Lodger
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 41 |
| Birth year | 1840 |
| Birth place | Ireland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Alexander | Head | Married | 41 | 1840 | Ireland | |
Maggie | Alexander | Wife | Married | 38 | 1843 | Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Maggie | Alexander | Daughter | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Alexander | Son | - | 12 | 1869 | Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
John | Alexander | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Alexander | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Maryhill, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Sarah | Alexander | Daughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Paterson | Lodger | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
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