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Household of Joseph Alexander (born 1835, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chorlton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Joseph Alexander and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Alexander, born in 1835 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 13 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Maria Alexander, born in 1841 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 7 children; Francis (born 1862 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), John (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Ellen (born 1872 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1879 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Mother In Law, Elizabeth (born 1801 in Mobberley, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Brother Head, Henry (born 1844 in Mobberley, Derbyshire, England), Joseph's Lodger, William (born 1868 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Joseph's Lodger, David (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Joseph Alexander's household

Male

Joseph

Alexander

Head
Female

Maria

Alexander

Wife
Male

Francis

Alexander

Son
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Henry

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Moore

Mother In Law
Male

Henry

Alexander

Brother Head
Male

Henry

Alexander

Son
Male

Joseph

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Oakes

Lodger
Male

David

Oakes

Lodger
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Alexander

Head

Married

46

1835

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Maria

Alexander

Wife

Married

40

1841

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Francis

Alexander

Son

Single

19

1862

Manchester, Lancashire, England

John

Alexander

Son

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Alexander

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Alexander

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Moore

Mother In Law

Widow

80

1801

Mobberley, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Alexander

Brother Head

Widower

37

1844

Mobberley, Derbyshire, England

Henry

Alexander

Son

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Alexander

Son

Single

2

1879

Manchester, Lancashire, England

William

Oakes

Lodger

Single

13

1868

Manchester, Lancashire, England

David

Oakes

Lodger

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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