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Household of John Alexander (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Rothesay, Buteshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Martha Adam Alexander, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Martha Adam (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Peddie (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John Dalziel (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Mary E Scott, born in 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Martha Adam

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Isabella Peddie

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John Dalziel

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary E

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha Adam

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Peddie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Dalziel

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary E

Scott

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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