Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of Alexander Carnegie (born 1824, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 Carnegie and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Carnegie, born in 1824 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah Carnegie, born in 1829 in Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William R (born 1866 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John M (born 1869 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Magdalen W (born 1871 in Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Grandson, James C Allison, born in 1880 in Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Alexander Carnegie's household

Male

Alexander

Carnegie

Head
Female

Sarah

Carnegie

Wife
Male

Alexander

Carnegie

Son
Male

William R

Carnegie

Son
Male

John M

Carnegie

Son
Female

Magdalen W

Carnegie

Daughter
Male

James C

Allison

Grandson
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Carnegie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Carnegie

Head

Married

57

1824

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Carnegie

Wife

Married

52

1829

Farnell, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Carnegie

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William R

Carnegie

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John M

Carnegie

Son

-

12

1869

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Magdalen W

Carnegie

Daughter

-

10

1871

Careston, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James C

Allison

Grandson

-

1

1880

Tannadice, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Alexander Carnegie in Glenbervie in 1881, and follow the Carnegie family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for Alexander Carnegie

We’ve found Alexander Carnegie in 15 family trees. Find out more about Alexander Carnegie's household and view the Carnegie family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census