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Household of Alexander Erskine (born 1859, Fife) 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland Alexander Erskine and one other person are on this record Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Erskine's household
First name(s) Alexander Last name Erskine Relationship Head Marital status Married Age 22 Birth year 1859 Birth place Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Alexander
Erskine
Head
Married
22
1859
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elizabeth
Erskine
Wife
Married
21
1860
Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland
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