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Household of Alexander Clerk (born 1845, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in North Leith, 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 Clerk and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Clerk, born in 1845 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie E C A Clerk, born in 1841 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie A (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes M (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary E M (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander F M (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Georgina Smith, born in 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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Alexander Clerk's household

Male

Alexander

Clerk

Head
Female

Annie E C A

Clerk

Wife
Female

Annie A

Clerk

Daughter
Female

Agnes M

Clerk

Daughter
Female

Mary E M

Clerk

Daughter
Male

Alexander F M

Clerk

Son
Female

Georgina

Smith

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Clerk
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Clerk

Head

Married

36

1845

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie E C A

Clerk

Wife

Married

40

1841

Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Annie A

Clerk

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes M

Clerk

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary E M

Clerk

Daughter

-

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander F M

Clerk

Son

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Georgina

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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