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Household of Alex McGiness (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calderhead, 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 McGiness and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McGiness, born in 1845 in , consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Mary A McGiness, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1868 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Cath (born 1871 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex (born 1878 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alex McGiness's household

Male

Alex

McGiness

Head
Female

Mary A

McGiness

Wife
Female

Mary A

McGiness

Daughter
Female

Cath

McGiness

Daughter
Male

James

McGiness

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McGiness

Daughter
Male

Alex

McGiness

Son
First name(s) Alex
Last name McGiness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Ireland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McGiness

Head

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Mary A

McGiness

Wife

Married

41

1840

Ireland

Mary A

McGiness

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Cath

McGiness

Daughter

-

10

1871

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McGiness

Son

-

8

1873

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McGiness

Daughter

-

6

1875

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alex

McGiness

Son

-

3

1878

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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