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Household of Alex King (born 1825, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 King and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex King, born in 1825 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Janet King, born in 1828 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Cath (born 1857 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1857 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1860 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alex (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Boarder, William Henry, born in 1852 in Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alex King's household

Male

Alex

King

Head
Female

Janet

King

Wife
Female

Cath

King

Daughter
Female

Agnes

King

Daughter
Male

John

King

Son
Male

Alex

King

Son
Female

Isabella

King

Daughter
Male

William

Henry

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name King
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

King

Head

Married

56

1825

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

King

Wife

Married

53

1828

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Cath

King

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

King

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

King

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alex

King

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Isabella

King

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Henry

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Renfrewshire, Scotland

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