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Household of Alexander Archibald (born 1838, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Rollox, 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.

Alexander Archibald and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Archibald, born in 1838 in Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Archibald, born in 1843 in Howgate. They had 2 children; Mary B (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Euphemia G (born 1873 in Howgate), Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1839 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Archibald's household

Male

Alexander

Archibald

Head
Female

Margaret

Archibald

Wife
Female

Mary B

Archibald

Daughter
Female

Helen

Archibald

Daughter
Female

Euphemia G

Ketchen

Step Daughter
Male

John

Moir

Boarder
Male

Alexander

Wallace

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Archibald
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Archibald

Head

Married

43

1838

Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Archibald

Wife

Married

38

1843

Howgate

Mary B

Archibald

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Archibald

Daughter

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Euphemia G

Ketchen

Step Daughter

-

8

1873

Howgate

John

Moir

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wallace

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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