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Household of John Alexander (born 1816, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1816 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 14 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1823 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 10 children; John (born 1852 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1858 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1861 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1862 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alison (born 1864 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Janet (born 1866 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Jane (born 1851 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1876 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1854 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Mary (born 1880 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

Thomas

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Alison

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Janet

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jane

Russell

Daughter
Male

John

Russell

Son
Female

Agnes

Jack

Daughter
Female

Mary

Jack

Granddaughter
Female

Mary

Cowie

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

65

1816

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

58

1823

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alison

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Russell

Daughter

Married

30

1851

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Russell

Son

-

5

1876

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Jack

Daughter

Married

27

1854

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Jack

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary

Cowie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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