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Household of John Alexander (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1837 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Alexander, born in 1836 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1859 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), William (born 1868 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Catherine

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
Female

Catherine

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

44

1837

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Alexander

Wife

Married

45

1836

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

-

13

1868

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Alexander

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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