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Household of John P Alexander (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 P Alexander and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John P Alexander, born in 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. John P was the head of the household, married to Catherine P Alexander, born in 1840 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Catherine M (born 1864 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and James (born 1866 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John P's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John P's Visitor, Sophia (born 1833 in Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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John P Alexander's household

Male

John P

Alexander

Head
Female

Catherine P

Alexander

Wife
Female

Catherine M

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Porter

Servant
Female

Sophia

Tait

Visitor
First name(s) John P
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John P

Alexander

Head

Married

47

1834

England

Catherine P

Alexander

Wife

Married

41

1840

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine M

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

-

15

1866

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Porter

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

East Linton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sophia

Tait

Visitor

Unmarried

48

1833

Stenton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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