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Household of Alex S Houston (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, 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 S Houston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex S Houston, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alex S was the head of the household, married to Maggie Houston, born in 1844 in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Campbell (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1876 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1878 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Georgina (born 1880 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alex S's Aunt, Sarah (born 1830 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alex S's Servant, Maggie (born 1853 in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alex S Houston's household

Male

Alex S

Houston

Head
Female

Maggie

Houston

Wife
Male

Robert

Houston

Son
Male

Campbell

Houston

Son
Female

Jane

Houston

Daughter
Female

Martha

Houston

Daughter
Female

Georgina

Houston

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Houston

Aunt
Female

Maggie

Weir

Servant
First name(s) Alex S
Last name Houston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex S

Houston

Head

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Houston

Wife

Married

37

1844

Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Robert

Houston

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Campbell

Houston

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Houston

Daughter

-

5

1876

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Martha

Houston

Daughter

-

3

1878

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Houston

Daughter

-

1

1880

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Houston

Aunt

Unmarried

51

1830

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Weir

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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