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Household of Alexander Armstrong (born 1847, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halifax, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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 Armstrong and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Armstrong, born in 1847 in Gretna, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Armstrong, born in 1851 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabelle (born 1869 in Bromfield, Lancashire, England), Andrew (born 1874 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), Irving (born 1875 in St Bees, Cumberland, England), James (born 1879 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England) and Alexander (born 1880 in Halifax, Yorkshire, England).


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Alexander Armstrong's household

Male

Alexander

Armstrong

Head
Female

Helen

Armstrong

Wife
Female

Isabelle

Armstrong

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Armstrong

Son
Male

Irving

Armstrong

Son
Male

James

Armstrong

Son
Male

Alexander

Armstrong

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Armstrong
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Armstrong

Head

Married

34

1847

Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Armstrong

Wife

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Isabelle

Armstrong

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Bromfield, Lancashire, England

Andrew

Armstrong

Son

Single

7

1874

St Bees, Cumberland, England

Irving

Armstrong

Son

Single

6

1875

St Bees, Cumberland, England

James

Armstrong

Son

Single

2

1879

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Alexander

Armstrong

Son

Single

1

1880

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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