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Household of Alek Brakenridge (born 1828, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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.

Alek Brakenridge and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alek Brakenridge, born in 1828 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alek was the head of the household,
During the period, also present in the household were Alek's Brother, Charles (born 1842 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alek's Brother, David (born 1844 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alek's Brother, Hugh (born 1846 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alek's Servant, Andrew (born 1863 in Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alek's Servant, Margaret (born 1859 in Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alek's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alek Brakenridge's household

Male

Alek

Brakenridge

Head
Male

Charles

Brakenridge

Brother
Male

David

Brakenridge

Brother
Male

Hugh

Brakenridge

Brother
Male

Andrew

Brown

Servant
Female

Margaret

Chalmers

Servant
Female

Eliza

Steel

Servant
First name(s) Alek
Last name Brakenridge
Relationship Head
Marital status Unmarried
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alek

Brakenridge

Head

Unmarried

53

1828

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Brakenridge

Brother

Unmarried

39

1842

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Brakenridge

Brother

Unmarried

37

1844

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Brakenridge

Brother

Unmarried

35

1846

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Chalmers

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Steel

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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