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Household of Alexander Cathcart (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Ardrossan, Ayrshire, 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 Cathcart and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cathcart, born in 1841 in , consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Cathcart, born in 1843 in Ireland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1875 in Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1859 in Ireland) and Alexander's Visitor, Susan (born 1856 in Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cathcart's household

Male

Alexander

Cathcart

Head
Female

Mary

Cathcart

Wife
Female

Mary

Cathcart

Daughter
Male

John

Kerr

Visitor
Female

Susan

Kerr

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cathcart
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cathcart

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary

Cathcart

Wife

Married

38

1843

Ireland

Mary

Cathcart

Daughter

-

6

1875

Saltcoats, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Visitor

Married

22

1859

Ireland

Susan

Kerr

Visitor

Married

25

1856

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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