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Household of Thomas Alexander (born 1844, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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.

Thomas Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alexander, born in 1844 in Berwick, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Hannah Alexander, born in 1850 in Berwick, Northumberland, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1874 in Berwick, Northumberland, England), Thomas (born 1876 in South Shields, Durham, England), James (born 1878 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Grace (born 1880 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Mother In Law, Elizabeth Robertson, born in 1812 in Berwick, Northumberland, England.


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Thomas Alexander's household

Male

Thomas

Alexander

Head
Female

Hannah

Alexander

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Alexander

Son
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Grace

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Robertson

Mother In Law
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Berwick, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alexander

Head

Married

37

1844

Berwick, Northumberland, England

Hannah

Alexander

Wife

Married

31

1850

Berwick, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Berwick, Northumberland, England

Thomas

Alexander

Son

Single

5

1876

South Shields, Durham, England

James

Alexander

Son

Single

3

1878

South Shields, Durham, England

Grace

Alexander

Daughter

Single

1

1880

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Robertson

Mother In Law

Widow

69

1812

Berwick, Northumberland, England

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