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Household of Samuel Alexander (born 1846, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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.

Samuel Alexander and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Alexander, born in 1846 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Alexander, born in 1847 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; David (born 1875 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1881 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Niece, Margaret Hughes, born in 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Alexander's household

Male

Samuel

Alexander

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Alexander

Wife
Male

David

Alexander

Son
Female

Janet

Alexander

Daughter
Male

George

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret

Hughes

Niece
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Alexander

Head

Married

35

1846

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

34

1847

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

David

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Daughter

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Hughes

Niece

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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