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Household of Alexander Edmonstone (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

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 Edmonstone and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Edmonstone, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Julia M Edmonstone, born in 1841 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Charles G (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Edith M (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frederick H (born 1880 in Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella Armstrong, born in 1863 in Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Edmonstone's household

Male

Alexander

Edmonstone

Head
Female

Julia M

Edmonstone

Wife
Male

Charles G

Edmonstone

Son
Female

Julia

Edmonstone

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Edmonstone

Son
Female

Edith M

Edmonstone

Daughter
Male

Frederick H

Edmonstone

Son
Female

Isabella

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Edmonstone
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Edmonstone

Head

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Julia M

Edmonstone

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Charles G

Edmonstone

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Julia

Edmonstone

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Edmonstone

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Edith M

Edmonstone

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frederick H

Edmonstone

Son

-

1

1880

Cathcart, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Isabella

Armstrong

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Alva, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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