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Household of Alex Henderson (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Henderson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Henderson, born in 1821 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 12 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Susan Henderson, born in 1839 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; David P (born 1866 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Jessie N (born 1867 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Mary A (born 1869 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Allan M (born 1870 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland) and Alex B (born 1871 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Servant, Cath (born 1826 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Caithness, Scotland), Alex's Servant, Ann (born 1849 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland) and Alex's Servant, Cath (born 1854 in Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alex Henderson's household

Male

Alex

Henderson

Head
Female

Susan

Henderson

Wife
Male

David P

Henderson

Son
Female

Jessie N

Henderson

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Henderson

Daughter
Male

Allan M

Henderson

Son
Male

Alex B

Henderson

Son
Female

Cath

McLeod

Servant
Female

Jessie

Baikie

Servant
Female

Jessie

Dundas

Servant
Female

Ann

Calder

Servant
Female

Cath

Dunnet

Servant
First name(s) Alex
Last name Henderson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Henderson

Head

Married

60

1821

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Susan

Henderson

Wife

Married

42

1839

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David P

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie N

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Mary A

Henderson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Allan M

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Alex B

Henderson

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Cath

McLeod

Servant

Widow

55

1826

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Baikie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Dundas

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Caithness, Scotland

Ann

Calder

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Cath

Dunnet

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Canisbay, Caithness, Scotland

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