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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.
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
Mary
Alexander
John
Alexander
Thomas
Alexander
William
Alexander
Mary
Alexander
Alison
Alexander
Janet
Alexander
Elizabeth
Alexander
Jane
Russell
John
Russell
Agnes
Jack
Mary
Jack
Mary
Cowie
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First name(s) | John |
Last name | Alexander |
Relationship | Head |
Marital status | Married |
Age | 65 |
Birth year | 1816 |
Birth place | Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
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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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