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Household of William Alexander (born 1832, Surrey)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton Abbot, Devon, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1832 in Brixton, Surrey, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Aletta Alexander, born in 1843 in Cape, South Africa. They had 2 children; Alfred (born 1867 in Babbacombe, Devon, England) and Violet (born 1872 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Selina (born 1844 in Teignmouth, Devon, England) and William's Servant, Minnie (born 1866 in Babbacombe, Devon, England).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Aletta

Alexander

Wife
Male

Alfred

Alexander

Son
Female

Violet

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Selina

Parker

Servant
Female

Minnie

Mathewson

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Brixton, Surrey, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

49

1832

Brixton, Surrey, England

Aletta

Alexander

Wife

Married

38

1843

Cape, South Africa

Alfred

Alexander

Son

Single

14

1867

Babbacombe, Devon, England

Violet

Alexander

Daughter

Single

9

1872

Devon, England

Selina

Parker

Servant

Single

37

1844

Teignmouth, Devon, England

Minnie

Mathewson

Servant

Single

15

1866

Babbacombe, Devon, England

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