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Household of William Alexander (born 1838, Gloucestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1838 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maria Alexander, born in 1841 in Wavertree, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; Eliza Winifred (born 1875 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England) and Katherine (born 1876 in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Teacher, Katherine (born 1863 in Newmarket, Gloucestershire, England), William's Servant, Eliza Ann (born 1859 in Gloucestershire, England) and William's Servant, Ellen (born 1862 in Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Maria

Alexander

Wife
Female

Eliza Winifred

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Katherine

Philpott

Teacher
Female

Eliza Ann

Wheeler

Servant
Female

Ellen

Brassington

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

43

1838

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Maria

Alexander

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wavertree, Lancashire, England

Eliza Winifred

Alexander

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Katherine

Alexander

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England

Katherine

Philpott

Teacher

Single

18

1863

Newmarket, Gloucestershire, England

Eliza Ann

Wheeler

Servant

Single

22

1859

Gloucestershire, England

Ellen

Brassington

Servant

Single

19

1862

Cheddleton, Staffordshire, England

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