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Household of Robert Alexander (born 1849, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Alexander, born in 1849 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie J (born 1875 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Andrew C (born 1881 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Charles Donaldson, born in 1853 in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland.


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Robert Alexander's household

Male

Robert

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
Female

Maggie J

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Andrew C

Alexander

Son
Male

Charles

Donaldson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Alexander

Head

Married

32

1849

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie J

Alexander

Daughter

-

6

1875

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Andrew C

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Charles

Donaldson

Boarder

Unmarried

28

1853

Belfast, Antrim, Ireland

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