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Household of Alex Jess (born 1821, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, 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 Jess and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Jess, born in 1821 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Jess, born in 1833 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1862 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1864 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1870 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1874 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alex Jess's household

Male

Alex

Jess

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Jess

Wife
Male

John

Jess

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Jess

Daughter
Male

Alex

Jess

Son
Female

Agnes

Jess

Daughter
First name(s) Alex
Last name Jess
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

Jess

Head

Married

60

1821

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Jess

Wife

Married

48

1833

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Jess

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Jess

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alex

Jess

Son

-

11

1870

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Jess

Daughter

-

7

1874

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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