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Household of Alexander Colquhoun (born 1832, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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 Colquhoun and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Colquhoun, born in 1832 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Colquhoun, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1861 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1863 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1871 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Colquhoun's household

Male

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Christina

Colquhoun

Wife
Male

John

Colquhoun

Son
Male

Robert

Colquhoun

Son
Male

James

Colquhoun

Son
Female

Christina

Colquhoun

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Colquhoun

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head

Married

49

1832

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Colquhoun

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Colquhoun

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Colquhoun

Son

-

12

1869

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Colquhoun

Daughter

-

10

1871

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Colquhoun

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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