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Household of Alexander Colquhoun (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in (East) Cadder, 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 Colquhoun and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Colquhoun, born in 1820 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Colquhoun, born in 1818 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret (born 1845 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Bethia (born 1854 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Janet Stirling, born in 1813 in Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Colquhoun's household

Male

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head
Female

Agnes

Colquhoun

Wife
Female

Margaret

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Bethia

Colquhoun

Daughter
Female

Janet

Stirling

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Colquhoun
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Colquhoun

Head

Married

61

1820

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Colquhoun

Wife

-

63

1818

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

36

1845

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Bethia

Colquhoun

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Stirling

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

68

1813

Cadder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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