Alexander Renton ^{2 3 4 5 6}

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1840 and a birth location of Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.

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• He appeared on the 1851 Scotland Census in Redheugh, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 31 March 1851.

³ 1851 Scotland Census
Page 1, District 2, Household schedule 91, Roll CSSCT1851_195
Redheugh, Berwickshire
Address: Tulfordlees
Alexander Renton..Son..14..Coldingham, Berwickshire
(Living with widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1861 Scotland Census in Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 7 April 1861.

⁴ 1861 Scotland Census
Page 2, District 4, Household schedule 6, Roll CSSCT1861_135
Oldhamstocks, Berwickshire
Address: Buttesdean
Alexander Benton..Son..23..Coldingham, Berwickshire
(Living at the home of his widowed mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Jun 1836, then his age should have been 24 instead of 23.
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• He appeared on the 1871 Scotland Census in Foulden, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 2 April 1871.

⁵ 1871 Scotland Census
Page 17, District 1, Household schedule 81, Roll CSSCT1871_175
Foulden, Berwickshire
Address: The Deans Cottage
Alexander Renton..Bro..31..Coldingham, Berwick..Fish Carrier
(Living with married brother, Robert, and his family, and their mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Jun 1836, then his age should have been 34 instead of 31.
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• He appeared on the 1881 Scotland Census in Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 3 April 1881.

⁶ 1881 Scotland Census
Page 4, District 2, Household schedule 11, Roll cssct1881_309
Hutton, Berwickshire
Address: Clarabad Farm Cottages
Alexander Renton..Head..40..Coldingham, Berwickshire..Agr. Lab. (Ploughman)
Margaret Renton..Mother..76..Oldhamstocks, East Lothian
William Renton..Nephew..22..Cockburnspath, East Lothian..Agr. Lab. (Ploughman)
Elizabeth Collie..???..14

(Alexander was living with widowed mother, and nephew William, believed to be the son of his brother, John.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 19 Jun 1836, then his age should have been 44 instead of 40.
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• He appeared on the 1891 Scotland Census in Edrom, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 5 April 1891.

² 1891 Scotland Census
ED 2, Page 4, Household schedule 21, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Edrom, Berwickshire
Address: Blackadder West
Alexander Renton..Head..55..Coldingham, Berwickshire..Farm Servant
(Living with wife.)
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Alexander married Susan A. Hutchinson, daughter of Robert Hutchinson and Helen Inglis, on 30 November 1883 in Hutton, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND.^{1 2} (Susan A. Hutchinson was born in 1836 in Liberton, Midlothian, SCOTLAND ¹ and died after 5 April 1891.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1891 Scotland Census in Edrom, Berwickshire, SCOTLAND on 5 April 1891.

² 1891 Scotland Census
ED 2, Page 4, Household schedule 21, Roll CSSCT1891_377
Edrom, Berwickshire
Address: Blackadder West
Alexander Renton..Head..55..Coldingham, Berwickshire..Farm Serv
Susan A. Renton..Wife..52..Edinburgh
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