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Household of William Alexander (born 1827, Somerset)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kensington, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1827 in Chippenham, Somerset, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary S Alexander, born in 1835 in Burslem, Staffordshire, England. They had 4 children; Mary R (born 1860 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Ellen (born 1863 in Paddington, Middlesex, England), Margaret E (born 1864 in Paddington, Middlesex, England) and Ethel A (born 1865 in Paddington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1861 in Eastbourne, Surrey, England) and William's Servant, Mary A (born 1861 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary S

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary R

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Margaret E

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Ethel A

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Dyer

Servant
Female

Mary A

Nicholls

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Chippenham, Somerset, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

54

1827

Chippenham, Somerset, England

Mary S

Alexander

Wife

Married

46

1835

Burslem, Staffordshire, England

Mary R

Alexander

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ellen

Alexander

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Margaret E

Alexander

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Ethel A

Alexander

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Paddington, Middlesex, England

Sarah

Dyer

Servant

Single

20

1861

Eastbourne, Surrey, England

Mary A

Nicholls

Servant

Single

20

1861

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

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