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Household of Alexander Cruickshanks (born 1855, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Cruickshanks and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cruickshanks, born in 1855 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Cruickshanks, born in 1857 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1875 in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Walter (born 1854 in Alva, Banffshire, Scotland), Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1861 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, George (born 1858 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cruickshanks's household

Male

Alexander

Cruickshanks

Head
Female

Ann

Cruickshanks

Wife
Male

David

Cruickshanks

Son
Male

John

Cruickshanks

Son
Male

Walter

Cumming

Boarder
Male

John

Webster

Visitor
Male

George

Cruickshank

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cruickshanks
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cruickshanks

Head

Married

26

1855

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Cruickshanks

Wife

Married

24

1857

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

David

Cruickshanks

Son

-

6

1875

Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John

Cruickshanks

Son

-

1

1880

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Walter

Cumming

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Alva, Banffshire, Scotland

John

Webster

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Cruickshank

Visitor

Unmarried

23

1858

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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