John Pairman
Born 1847
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Alexander Barclay (born 1841, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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 Barclay and 8 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Barclay, born in 1841 in Dalry, Ayrshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ellen M Barclay, born in 1842 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; William (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Edward Shaw, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Alexander Barclay's household
Alexander
Barclay
Head
Ellen M
Barclay
Wife
William
Barclay
Son
John
Barclay
Son
Ellen
Barclay
Daughter
Mary
Barclay
Daughter
Agnes
Barclay
Daughter
Jane
Barclay
Daughter
Edward
Shaw
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Barclay |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Barclay | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen M | Barclay | Wife | Married | 39 | 1842 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
William | Barclay | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
John | Barclay | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Ellen | Barclay | Daughter | Unmarried | 8 | 1873 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Barclay | Daughter | Unmarried | 6 | 1875 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Barclay | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Barclay | Daughter | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Edward | Shaw | Boarder | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Barclay in Gorbals in 1881, and follow the Barclay family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Alexander Barclay
We’ve found Alexander Barclay in 44 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Barclay's household and view the Barclay family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Alexander Barclay, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.