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Household of Walter Alexander (born 1838, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, 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.

Walter Alexander and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Alexander, born in 1838 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. Walter was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; William (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1864 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Walter (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Walter's Servant, Neil (born 1855 in Ireland), Walter's Servant, Hugh (born 1861 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Walter's Servant, Mary A (born 1855 in Ireland) and Walter's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Walter Alexander's household

Male

Walter

Alexander

Head
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jane

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Walter

Alexander

Son
Male

Neil

Murray

Servant
Male

Hugh

Boyd

Servant
Female

Mary A

Greer

Servant
Female

Mary

Davidson

Servant
First name(s) Walter
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Alexander

Head

Widower

43

1838

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Alexander

Daughter

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Walter

Alexander

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Neil

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

Hugh

Boyd

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary A

Greer

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Ireland

Mary

Davidson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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