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Household of Alexander Chapman (born 1839, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Cumnock, Ayrshire, 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.

Alexander Chapman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Chapman, born in 1839 in Muirkirk, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Chapman, born in 1845 in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1866 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1868 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Marion (born 1878 in Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Daniel (born 1849 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, James (born 1857 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Chapman's household

Male

Alexander

Chapman

Head
Female

Jessie

Chapman

Wife
Male

William

Chapman

Son
Female

Janet

Chapman

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Robert

Chapman

Son
Female

Marion

Chapman

Daughter
Male

Daniel

Cunningham

Visitor
Male

James

Hardie

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Chapman
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Chapman

Head

Married

42

1839

Muirkirk, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie

Chapman

Wife

Married

36

1845

Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Chapman

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Chapman

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Chapman

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Chapman

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Marion

Chapman

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Lugar, Ayrshire, Scotland

Daniel

Cunningham

Visitor

Married

32

1849

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Hardie

Visitor

Married

24

1857

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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