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Household of Alex Spence Wyllie (born 1830, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 Spence Wyllie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alex Spence Wyllie, born in 1830 in Creich, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alex Spence was the head of the household, married to Helen Wyllie, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1865 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joanna (born 1870 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joseph A (born 1872 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Dora (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alex Spence's Servant, Mary Kerr, born in 1844 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alex Spence Wyllie's household

Male

Alex Spence

Wyllie

Head
Female

Helen

Wyllie

Wife
Female

Helen

Wyllie

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Wyllie

Daughter
Female

Joanna

Wyllie

Daughter
Male

Joseph A

Wyllie

Son
Female

Dora

Wyllie

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kerr

Servant
First name(s) Alex Spence
Last name Wyllie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Creich, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alex Spence

Wyllie

Head

Married

51

1830

Creich, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Wyllie

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Wyllie

Daughter

-

16

1865

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Wyllie

Daughter

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joanna

Wyllie

Daughter

-

11

1870

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joseph A

Wyllie

Son

-

9

1872

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Dora

Wyllie

Daughter

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Servant

-

37

1844

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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