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Household of Alex McVicar (born 1843, Renfrewshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex McVicar, born in 1843 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alex was the head of the household, married to Grace McVicar, born in 1842 in Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex's Brother, Hugh McVicar, born in 1855 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alex McVicar's household

Male

Alex

McVicar

Head
Female

Grace

McVicar

Wife
Female

Mary

McVicar

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McVicar

Son
Male

William

McVicar

Son
Male

Hugh

McVicar

Son
Male

Hugh

McVicar

Brother
First name(s) Alex
Last name McVicar
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex

McVicar

Head

Married

38

1843

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Grace

McVicar

Wife

Married

39

1842

Stonehouse, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McVicar

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

McVicar

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

McVicar

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McVicar

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

McVicar

Brother

Unmarried

26

1855

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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