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Household of Alexander Blake (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Pettinain, 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 Blake and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Blake, born in 1850 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Blake, born in 1852 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1874 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Janet (born 1814 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Janet (born 1850 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Blake's household

Male

Alexander

Blake

Head
Female

Agnes

Blake

Wife
Male

Alexander

Blake

Son
Male

James

Blake

Son
Male

John

Blake

Son
Male

William

Blake

Son
Male

George

Blake

Son
Female

Janet

Williamson

Mother
Female

Janet

Scott

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Blake
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Blake

Head

Married

31

1850

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Blake

Wife

Married

29

1852

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Blake

Son

-

9

1872

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Blake

Son

-

7

1874

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Blake

Son

-

4

1877

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Blake

Son

-

2

1879

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Blake

Son

-

1

1880

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Williamson

Mother

Unmarried

67

1814

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Scott

Visitor

Unmarried

31

1850

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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