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Household of Richard Alexander (born 1855, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, 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.
Richard Alexander and 4 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Richard Alexander, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Richard was the head of the household, married to Helen Alexander, born in 1857 in Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1880 in Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Richard's Boarder, Joanna (born 1857 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Richard's Boarder, Eliza (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Richard Alexander's household
Richard
Alexander
Head
Helen
Alexander
Wife
William
Alexander
Son
Joanna
Purves
Boarder
Eliza
Stark
Boarder
| First name(s) | Richard |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (5 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard | Alexander | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Alexander | Wife | Married | 24 | 1857 | Fife, Scotland | |
William | Alexander | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Cockenzie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Joanna | Purves | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland | |
Eliza | Stark | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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