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Household of Alexander Barr (born 1818, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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 Barr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Barr, born in 1818 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Barr, born in 1816 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Janet (born 1857 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1867 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland), - (born 1841 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Archibald Gibson, born in 1877 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Barr's household

Male

Alexander

Barr

Head
Female

Ann

Barr

Wife
Female

Janet

Barr

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Barr

Son
Male

James

Barr

Son
Female

-

McLellan

Daughter
Female

Jane

McLellan

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Gibson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Barr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Barr

Head

Married

63

1818

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Barr

Wife

-

65

1816

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Janet

Barr

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Barr

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Barr

Son

-

2

1879

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

-

McLellan

Daughter

Widow

40

1841

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

McLellan

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Gibson

Boarder

-

4

1877

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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