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Household of Alexander Bonthron (born 1798, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Part of Royal Burgh, Fife, 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 Bonthron and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Bonthron, born in 1798 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Bonthron, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; George (born 1859 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1861 in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Wilkie, born in 1859 in Newburgh, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Bonthron's household

Male

Alexander

Bonthron

Head
Female

Jane

Bonthron

Wife
Male

George

Bonthron

Son
Male

William

Bonthron

Son
Female

Margaret

Wilkie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Bonthron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 83
Birth year 1798
Birth place Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Bonthron

Head

Married

83

1798

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Jane

Bonthron

Wife

-

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bonthron

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

William

Bonthron

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland

Margaret

Wilkie

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Newburgh, Fife, Scotland

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