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Household of Alex Cameron (born 1852, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, England

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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 Cameron and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Cameron, born in 1852 in Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Cameron, born in 1853 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Peter (born 1879 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1880 in Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Lodger, Thomas Cross, born in 1861 in Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alex Cameron's household

Male

Alex

Cameron

Head
Female

Mary

Cameron

Wife
Male

Peter

Cameron

Son
Female

Mary

Cameron

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cross

Lodger
First name(s) Alex
Last name Cameron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Cameron

Head

Married

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ayrshire, Scotland

Peter

Cameron

Son

Single

2

1879

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Cameron

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cross

Lodger

Single

20

1861

Perthshire, Scotland

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