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Household of Alex McLeod (born 1827, Perthshire)

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 McLeod and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McLeod, born in 1827 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Helen McLeod, born in 1842 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; Norman (born 1868 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexandrina (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Emily (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex's Mother-In-Law, Ellen (born 1812 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alex's Boarder, George (born 1840 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Alex McLeod's household

Male

Alex

McLeod

Head
Female

Helen

McLeod

Wife
Male

Norman

McLeod

Son
Female

Helen

McLeod

Daughter
Female

Mary

McLeod

Daughter
Female

Alexandrina

McLeod

Daughter
Female

Emily

McLeod

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Walker

Mother-In-Law
Male

George

Reid

Boarder
First name(s) Alex
Last name McLeod
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McLeod

Head

Married

54

1827

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McLeod

Wife

Married

39

1842

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Norman

McLeod

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Helen

McLeod

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Lauder, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

McLeod

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexandrina

McLeod

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Emily

McLeod

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen

Walker

Mother-In-Law

Widow

69

1812

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

George

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

41

1840

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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