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Household of Alexander Clerkson (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, 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 Clerkson and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Clerkson, born in 1832 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Clerkson, born in 1837 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1862 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1867 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Christina (born 1822 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Niece, Christina (born 1856 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Richard (born 1858 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, James (born 1859 in Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Alexander (born 1868 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Nephew, Joseph (born 1875 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1861 in England).


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Alexander Clerkson's household

Male

Alexander

Clerkson

Head
Female

Eliza

Clerkson

Wife
Male

James

Clerkson

Son
Male

Robert

Clerkson

Son
Female

Christina

Clerkson

Daughter
Female

Christina

Clerkson

Sister
Female

Christina

Clerkson

Niece
Male

Richard

Clerkson

Nephew
Male

James

Clerkson

Nephew
Male

Alexander

Clerkson

Nephew
Male

Joseph

Clerkson

Nephew
Female

Ann

Neil

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Clerkson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Clerkson

Head

Married

49

1832

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Clerkson

Wife

Married

44

1837

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Clerkson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Clerkson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Clerkson

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Clerkson

Sister

Unmarried

59

1822

Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Clerkson

Niece

Unmarried

25

1856

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Richard

Clerkson

Nephew

Unmarried

23

1858

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Clerkson

Nephew

Unmarried

22

1859

Pettinain, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Clerkson

Nephew

Unmarried

13

1868

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Joseph

Clerkson

Nephew

-

6

1875

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Neil

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

England

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