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Household of Alexander C Kirk (born 1831, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hillhead, 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 C Kirk and 13 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander C Kirk, born in 1831 in Burry, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 14 members. Alexander C was the head of the household, married to Ada W Kirk, born in 1843 in England. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander H (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christine (born 1875 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lawrence (born 1877 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Ada G (born 1880 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander C's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1843 in England), Alexander C's Visitor, Matty (born 1860 in England), Alexander C's Servant, Martha (born 1850 in England), Alexander C's Servant, Mary (born 1851 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander C's Servant, Sarah (born 1860 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander C's Servant, Ada (born 1866 in England).


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Alexander C Kirk's household

Male

Alexander C

Kirk

Head
Female

Ada W

Kirk

Wife
Male

John

Kirk

Son
Male

Alexander H

Kirk

Son
Female

Mary

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Christine

Kirk

Daughter
Male

Lawrence

Kirk

Son
Female

Ada G

Kirk

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Rodger

Visitor
Female

Matty

Garrett

Visitor
Female

Martha

Oughton

Servant
Female

Mary

Stoddart

Servant
Female

Sarah

Gibson

Servant
Female

Ada

Venus

Servant
First name(s) Alexander C
Last name Kirk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Burry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (14 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander C

Kirk

Head

Married

50

1831

Burry, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ada W

Kirk

Wife

Married

38

1843

England

John

Kirk

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander H

Kirk

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kirk

Daughter

-

8

1873

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christine

Kirk

Daughter

-

6

1875

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lawrence

Kirk

Son

-

4

1877

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ada G

Kirk

Daughter

-

1

1880

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Rodger

Visitor

Unmarried

38

1843

England

Matty

Garrett

Visitor

Unmarried

21

1860

England

Martha

Oughton

Servant

Unmarried

31

1850

England

Mary

Stoddart

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah

Gibson

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ada

Venus

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

England

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