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Household of Alexander Edmiston (born 1822, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Rutherglen, 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 Edmiston and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Edmiston, born in 1822 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Edmiston, born in 1824 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1852 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John C (born 1854 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret D (born 1856 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1864 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Esdon (born 1867 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Edmiston's household

Male

Alexander

Edmiston

Head
Female

Jane

Edmiston

Wife
Male

Alexander

Edmiston

Son
Male

John C

Edmiston

Son
Female

Margaret D

Edmiston

Daughter
Male

William

Edmiston

Son
Male

Esdon

Edmiston

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister-In-Law
Male

James

McArdle

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Edmiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Edmiston

Head

Married

59

1822

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Edmiston

Wife

Married

57

1824

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Edmiston

Son

Married

29

1852

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John C

Edmiston

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret D

Edmiston

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Edmiston

Son

-

17

1864

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Esdon

Edmiston

Son

-

14

1867

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Scott

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

59

1822

Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McArdle

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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