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Household of Alex Bremner (born 1841, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Buckhaven, 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.

Alex Bremner and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Bremner, born in 1841 in Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alex (born 1872 in Fife, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Fife, Scotland), Eliza (born 1871 in Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1876 in Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Grace (born 1862 in Fife, Scotland), Alex's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1877 in Fife, Scotland), Alex's Granddaughter, Jane W (born 1881 in Fife, Scotland) and Alex's Father-In-Law, James (born 1802 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland).


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Alex Bremner's household

Male

Alex

Bremner

Head
Male

Alex

Bremner

Son
Male

William

Bremner

Son
Female

Eliza

Bremner

Daughter
Female

Janet

Bremner

Daughter
Female

Grace

Watson

Servant
Female

Janet

Strachan

Granddaughter
Female

Jane W

Watson

Granddaughter
Male

James

Watson

Father-In-Law
First name(s) Alex
Last name Bremner
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Bremner

Head

Widower

40

1841

Caithness, Scotland

Alex

Bremner

Son

-

9

1872

Fife, Scotland

William

Bremner

Son

-

7

1874

Fife, Scotland

Eliza

Bremner

Daughter

-

10

1871

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Bremner

Daughter

-

5

1876

Fife, Scotland

Grace

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Fife, Scotland

Janet

Strachan

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Fife, Scotland

Jane W

Watson

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Fife, Scotland

James

Watson

Father-In-Law

Widower

79

1802

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

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