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Household of Alexander Carmichael (born 1834, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Carmichael and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Carmichael, born in 1834 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Marion Carmichael, born in 1841 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1856 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1859 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1864 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Janet Goodlet, born in 1816 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Carmichael's household

Male

Alexander

Carmichael

Head
Female

Marion

Carmichael

Wife
Male

James

Carmichael

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Carmichael

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Carmichael

Son
Male

Alexander

Carmichael

Son
Female

Janet

Goodlet

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Carmichael
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Carmichael

Head

Married

47

1834

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Marion

Carmichael

Wife

Married

40

1841

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Carmichael

Son

Widower

25

1856

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Carmichael

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Carmichael

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Carmichael

Son

-

1

1880

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Goodlet

Mother-In-Law

Widow

65

1816

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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