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Household of Alexander Douglas (born 1842, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunblane, Perthshire, 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 Douglas and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Douglas, born in 1842 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Katherine Douglas, born in 1847 in Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1876 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1878 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland) and Hugh (born 1880 in Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Jane (born 1855 in Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Douglas's household

Male

Alexander

Douglas

Head
Female

Katherine

Douglas

Wife
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Female

Anne

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Hugh

Douglas

Son
Female

Jane

Scott

Sister-In-Law
Male

John

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Douglas

Head

Married

39

1842

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Katherine

Douglas

Wife

Married

34

1847

Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Anne

Douglas

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Hugh

Douglas

Son

-

1

1880

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Scott

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Brown

Visitor

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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