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Household of Alexander Cunningham (born 1836, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carluke, 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 Cunningham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Cunningham, born in 1836 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Cunningham, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Robert (born 1865 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1866 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Hannah (born 1871 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1875 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, Michael McNicol, born in 1876 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Cunningham's household

Male

Alexander

Cunningham

Head
Female

Martha

Cunningham

Wife
Male

Robert

Cunningham

Son
Male

Henry

Cunningham

Son
Male

James

Cunningham

Son
Female

Hannah

Cunningham

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Cunningham

Son
Male

Michael

McNicol

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Cunningham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Cunningham

Head

Married

45

1836

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Martha

Cunningham

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Robert

Cunningham

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Henry

Cunningham

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Cunningham

Son

-

13

1868

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hannah

Cunningham

Daughter

-

10

1871

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Cunningham

Son

-

6

1875

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Michael

McNicol

Nephew

-

5

1876

Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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