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Household of Alexander Cumming (born 1832, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, 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 Cumming and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cumming, born in 1832 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Cumming, born in 1843 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Maggie (born 1861 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie Mcadam (born 1870 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jane Wylie (born 1872 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1878 in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert Clement (born 1881 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Cumming's household

Male

Alexander

Cumming

Head
Female

Helen

Cumming

Wife
Female

Maggie

Cumming

Daughter
Female

Jessie Mcadam

Cumming

Daughter
Female

Jane Wylie

Cumming

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Cumming

Daughter
Male

William

Cumming

Son
Male

Robert Clement

Cumming

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cumming
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cumming

Head

Married

49

1832

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Cumming

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

Cumming

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie Mcadam

Cumming

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane Wylie

Cumming

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Agnes

Cumming

Daughter

-

3

1878

Kirkinner, Wigtownshire, Scotland

William

Cumming

Son

-

2

1879

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert Clement

Cumming

Son

-

0

1881

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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