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Household of Alexander Clanachan (born 1849, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, 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 Clanachan and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Clanachan, born in 1849 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Clanachan, born in 1843 in Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1870 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1878 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Henrietta (born 1880 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Clanachan's household

Male

Alexander

Clanachan

Head
Female

Jessie

Clanachan

Wife
Female

Jane

Clanachan

Daughter
Male

James

Clanachan

Son
Female

Margaret

Clanachan

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Clanachan

Daughter
Female

Henrietta

Clanachan

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Clanachan
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Clanachan

Head

Married

32

1849

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Clanachan

Wife

Married

38

1843

Newton Stewart, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Clanachan

Daughter

-

11

1870

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Clanachan

Son

-

9

1872

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Clanachan

Daughter

-

7

1874

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Clanachan

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Clanachan

Daughter

-

1

1880

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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