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Household of William Alexander (born 1834, Breconshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 1834 in Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1831 in Shipton, Hampshire, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister In Law, Martha (born 1815 in Shipton, Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, John (born 1863 in Shipton, Hampshire, England), William's Boarder, Thomas (born 1851 in Pembury, Carmarthenshire, Wales) and William's Boarder, Robert (born 1853 in Pembury, Carmarthenshire, Wales).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Female

Martha

Morgan

Sister In Law
Male

John

Blakemore

Boarder
Male

Thomas

John

Boarder
Male

Robert

John

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

47

1834

Ystradgynlais, Breconshire, Wales

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

50

1831

Shipton, Hampshire, England

Martha

Morgan

Sister In Law

Married

66

1815

Shipton, Hampshire, England

John

Blakemore

Boarder

Single

18

1863

Shipton, Hampshire, England

Thomas

John

Boarder

Single

30

1851

Pembury, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Robert

John

Boarder

Married

28

1853

Pembury, Carmarthenshire, Wales

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