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Household of Alex Cochrane (born 1847, 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 Cochrane and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Cochrane, born in 1847 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary Cochrane, born in 1848 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alex (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen S (born 1875 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Rob C (born 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Norman S (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Servant, Jessie Shaw, born in 1866 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alex Cochrane's household

Male

Alex

Cochrane

Head
Female

Mary

Cochrane

Wife
Male

Alex

Cochrane

Son
Female

Helen S

Cochrane

Daughter
Male

Rob C

Cochrane

Son
Male

Norman S

Cochrane

Son
Female

Jessie

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Cochrane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Cochrane

Head

Married

34

1847

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Cochrane

Wife

Married

33

1848

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alex

Cochrane

Son

-

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen S

Cochrane

Daughter

-

6

1875

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rob C

Cochrane

Son

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Norman S

Cochrane

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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