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Household of Robert Alexander (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.
Robert Alexander and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Alexander, born in 1831 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Alexander, born in 1834 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Isabella (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1866 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Robert (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Barbara Edwards, born in 1870 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
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Robert Alexander's household
Robert
Alexander
Head
Mary Ann
Alexander
Wife
Isabella
Alexander
Daughter
John
Alexander
Son
Mary Ann
Alexander
Daughter
Robert
Alexander
Son
Barbara
Edwards
Boarder
| First name(s) | Robert |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert | Alexander | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Alexander | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Isabella | Alexander | Daughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
John | Alexander | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Mary Ann | Alexander | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Robert | Alexander | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Barbara | Edwards | Boarder | - | 11 | 1870 | Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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