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Household of William Alexander (born 1839, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, Lanarkshire, 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.

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 1839 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Catherine Alexander, born in 1842 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Gilbert (born 1866 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland), Kate (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Edward (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Catherine

Alexander

Wife
Male

Gilbert

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Jane

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Kate

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Edward

Alexander

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

42

1839

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Catherine

Alexander

Wife

Married

39

1842

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Gilbert

Alexander

Son

-

15

1866

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Jane

Alexander

Daughter

-

6

1875

Campbeltown, Argyllshire, Scotland

Kate

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edward

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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