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Household of Alex Cleland (born 1819, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Alex Cleland and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Cleland, born in 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Jane Cleland, born in 1815 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Eliza (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1844 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Grandson, David Forsyth, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alex Cleland's household

Male

Alex

Cleland

Head
Female

Jane

Cleland

Wife
Female

Eliza

Cleland

Daughter
Male

Robert

Cleland

Son
Male

Andrew

Cleland

Son
Male

David

Forsyth

Grandson
First name(s) Alex
Last name Cleland
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Cleland

Head

Married

62

1819

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Cleland

Wife

Married

66

1815

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

Cleland

Daughter

Unmarried

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Cleland

Son

Unmarried

37

1844

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Cleland

Son

Unmarried

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Forsyth

Grandson

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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