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Household of Matthew Alison (born 1847, Wigtownshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.
Matthew Alison and 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Alison, born in 1847 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 12 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Susan Alison, born in 1848 in Ireland. They had 9 children; Mary (born 1865 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1867 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Matthew (born 1872 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1876 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1880 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alice (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Cousin, Margaret Trenton, born in 1841 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland.
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Matthew Alison's household
Matthew
Alison
Head
Susan
Alison
Wife
Mary
Alison
Daughter
William
Alison
Son
Matthew
Alison
Son
James
Alison
Son
Martha
Alison
Daughter
Elizabeth
Alison
Daughter
Alexander
Alison
Son
Margaret
Trenton
Cousin
James
Trenton
Son
Alice
Trenton
Daughter
| First name(s) | Matthew |
| Last name | Alison |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew | Alison | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Susan | Alison | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Ireland | |
Mary | Alison | Daughter | - | 16 | 1865 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
William | Alison | Son | - | 14 | 1867 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Matthew | Alison | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Alison | Son | - | 7 | 1874 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Martha | Alison | Daughter | - | 5 | 1876 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Alison | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Alison | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Trenton | Cousin | Widow | 40 | 1841 | Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland | |
James | Trenton | Son | - | 9 | 1872 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice | Trenton | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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