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Household of John Alexander (born 1815, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 1815 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Alexander, born in 1817 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; James Gavin (born 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Margaret Meikle, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Ann

Alexander

Wife
Male

James Gavin

Alexander

Son
Female

Jane

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Meikle

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
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

Married

66

1815

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Wife

Married

64

1817

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James Gavin

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Meikle

Lodger

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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