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Household of Alexander Douglas (born 1846, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Douglas, born in 1846 in Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Douglas, born in 1851 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1873 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1877 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Eliza (born 1881 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Andrew Darnley, born in 1845 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Douglas's household

Male

Alexander

Douglas

Head
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Wife
Male

William

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Donald

Douglas

Son
Male

Alexander

Douglas

Son
Female

Eliza

Douglas

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Darnley

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Douglas

Head

Married

35

1846

Armadale, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Eliza

Douglas

Wife

Married

30

1851

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Douglas

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Douglas

Daughter

-

6

1875

Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Donald

Douglas

Son

-

4

1877

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Douglas

Son

-

2

1879

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Eliza

Douglas

Daughter

-

0

1881

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Andrew

Darnley

Visitor

Married

36

1845

Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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