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Household of William R Alexander (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crail, Fife, 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 R Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William R Alexander, born in 1825 in Lanark, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William R was the head of the household, married to Mary B A Alexander, born in 1846 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary A (born 1868 in India), Charles Henry (born 1870 in India) and William R (born 1877 in India).
During the period, also present in the household were William R's Servant, Jane (born 1858 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and William R's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Crail, Fife, Scotland).


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William R Alexander's household

Male

William R

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary B A

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary A

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Charles Henry

Alexander

Son
Male

William R

Alexander

Son
Female

Jane

McEnan

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Peattie

Servant
First name(s) William R
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William R

Alexander

Head

Married

56

1825

Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary B A

Alexander

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary A

Alexander

Daughter

-

13

1868

India

Charles Henry

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

India

William R

Alexander

Son

-

4

1877

India

Jane

McEnan

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Peattie

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Crail, Fife, Scotland

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