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Household of Alex Cameron (born 1842, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Cameron and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Cameron, born in 1842 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 10 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Janet Cameron, born in 1842 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Bethia (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Boarder, Thomas (born 1848 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Ellen (born 1861 in Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex Cameron's household

Male

Alex

Cameron

Head
Female

Janet

Cameron

Wife
Female

Margaret

Cameron

Daughter
Female

Bethia

Cameron

Daughter
Male

Alex

Cameron

Son
Male

Robert

Cameron

Son
Female

Janet

Cameron

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Cameron

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Cunningham

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Cameron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Cameron

Head

Married

39

1842

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Cameron

Wife

Married

39

1842

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Cameron

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Bethia

Cameron

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alex

Cameron

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Robert

Cameron

Son

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Cameron

Daughter

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Cameron

Daughter

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Cunningham

Boarder

Unmarried

33

1848

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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