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Household of Alexander Cameron (born 1849, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gourock, 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 Cameron and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cameron, born in 1849 in Alyth, Perthshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Bethia W Cameron, born in 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret B (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William B (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Margaret Abernethy, born in 1851 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Cameron's household

Male

Alexander

Cameron

Head
Female

Bethia W

Cameron

Wife
Female

Margaret

Abernethy

Servant
Female

Margaret B

Gilfillan

Daughter
Male

William B

Gilfillan

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cameron
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cameron

Head

Married

32

1849

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Bethia W

Cameron

Wife

Married

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Abernethy

Servant

Unmarried

30

1851

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret B

Gilfillan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William B

Gilfillan

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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