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Household of Alexander Corbane (born 1832, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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 Corbane and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Corbane, born in 1832 in Largo, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margrate Corbane, born in 1835 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1864 in Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1877 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Agnes Shields, born in 1865 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Corbane's household

Male

Alexander

Corbane

Head
Female

Margrate

Corbane

Wife
Male

James

Corbane

Son
Male

George

Corbane

Son
Female

Agnes

Corbane

Daughter
Female

Helen

Corbane

Daughter
Male

John

Corbane

Son
Female

Agnes

Shields

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Corbane
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Largo, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Corbane

Head

Married

49

1832

Largo, Fife, Scotland

Margrate

Corbane

Wife

-

46

1835

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Corbane

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Midlothian, Scotland

George

Corbane

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Corbane

Daughter

-

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Corbane

Daughter

-

8

1873

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Corbane

Son

-

4

1877

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Shields

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

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