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Household of Alexander Bethune (born 1834, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Bethune and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bethune, born in 1834 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret D Bethune, born in 1844 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1864 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Finlay (born 1867 in Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland), Farquhar (born 1869 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Eliza D (born 1870 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Margaret J (born 1873 in Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland), Alice H (born 1875 in Fife, Scotland), Helen D (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary G (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Bethune's household

Male

Alexander

Bethune

Head
Female

Margaret D

Bethune

Wife
Male

Alexander

Bethune

Son
Male

Finlay

Bethune

Son
Male

Farquhar

Bethune

Son
Female

Eliza D

Bethune

Daughter
Female

Margaret J

Bethune

Daughter
Female

Alice H

Bethune

Daughter
Female

Helen D

Bethune

Daughter
Female

Mary G

Bethune

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bethune
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bethune

Head

Married

47

1834

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret D

Bethune

Wife

Married

37

1844

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Alexander

Bethune

Son

-

17

1864

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Finlay

Bethune

Son

-

14

1867

Inverness, Invernessshire, Scotland

Farquhar

Bethune

Son

-

12

1869

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Eliza D

Bethune

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Margaret J

Bethune

Daughter

-

8

1873

Elgin, Elgin or Moray, Scotland

Alice H

Bethune

Daughter

-

6

1875

Fife, Scotland

Helen D

Bethune

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary G

Bethune

Daughter

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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