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Household of John Alexander (born 1851, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgeton, Lanarkshire, 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 1851 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Alexander, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John (born 1877 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Janet G (born 1878 in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, Mary A Coats, born in 1839 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Janet

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Janet G

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Coats

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

30

1851

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

-

4

1877

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet G

Alexander

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland

Mary A

Coats

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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