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Household of Alexander Deas (born 1836, Midlothian)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Deas, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Russel Deas, born in 1842 in Manchester, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; Jessie Miller (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James Cairns (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella Orr (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert Alex Craig (born 1872 in -), Cairns (born 1874 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Selina Williamson (born 1876 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Deas's household

Male

Alexander

Deas

Head
Female

Mary Russel

Deas

Wife
Female

Jessie Miller

Deas

Daughter
Male

James Cairns

Deas

Son
Female

Isabella Orr

Deas

Daughter
Male

Robert Alex Craig

Deas

Son
Male

Cairns

Deas

Son
Female

Selina Williamson

Deas

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Deas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Deas

Head

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Russel

Deas

Wife

Married

39

1842

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie Miller

Deas

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James Cairns

Deas

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella Orr

Deas

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert Alex Craig

Deas

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

-

Cairns

Deas

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Selina Williamson

Deas

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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