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Household of Alexander Devlin (born 1836, Armagh)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, 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 Devlin and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Devlin, born in 1836 in Armagh, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Devlin, born in 1848 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Anne (born 1861 in Ireland), Jane (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John E (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Louisa C L (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maria K S (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander Mcd (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James M (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Ellen Geddes, born in 1861 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Devlin's household

Male

Alexander

Devlin

Head
Female

Mary

Devlin

Wife
Female

Anne

Devlin

Daughter
Female

Jane

Devlin

Daughter
Male

John E

Devlin

Son
Female

Louisa C L

Devlin

Daughter
Female

Maria K S

Devlin

Daughter
Male

Alexander Mcd

Devlin

Son
Male

James M

Devlin

Son
Female

Ellen

Geddes

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Devlin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Armagh, Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Devlin

Head

Married

45

1836

Armagh, Ireland

Mary

Devlin

Wife

Married

33

1848

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Devlin

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Ireland

Jane

Devlin

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John E

Devlin

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Louisa C L

Devlin

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maria K S

Devlin

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander Mcd

Devlin

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James M

Devlin

Son

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Geddes

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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