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Household of Richard Alexander (born 1833, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, Midlothian, 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.
Richard Alexander and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Alexander, born in 1833 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 7 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Margaret Alexander, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth M (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Richard (born 1856 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), David J (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Richard's Servant, Janet A Ogilvie, born in 1864 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
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Richard Alexander's household
Richard
Alexander
Head
Margaret
Alexander
Wife
Elizabeth M
Alexander
Daughter
Richard
Alexander
Son
David J
Alexander
Son
Margaret
Alexander
Daughter
Janet A
Ogilvie
Servant
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Alexander | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Margaret | Alexander | Wife | - | 50 | 1831 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Elizabeth M | Alexander | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Richard | Alexander | Son | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
David J | Alexander | Son | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Alexander | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Janet A | Ogilvie | Servant | Unmarried | 17 | 1864 | Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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