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Household of Alexander Fairweather (born 1827, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Fairweather and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fairweather, born in 1827 in Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Fairweather, born in 1823 in Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander (born 1856 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Thomas (born 1859 in Mearns, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jane (born 1862 in Mearns, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Ann (born 1862 in Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Alexander (born 1868 in Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Fairweather's household

Male

Alexander

Fairweather

Head
Female

Janet

Fairweather

Wife
Male

Alexander

Fairweather

Son
Male

Thomas

Fairweather

Son
Female

Jane

Fairweather

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Fairweather

Granddaughter
Female

Ann

Bogie

Servant
Male

Alexander

McDonald

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fairweather
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fairweather

Head

Married

54

1827

Perthshire, Scotland

Janet

Fairweather

Wife

Married

58

1823

Crathie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Alexander

Fairweather

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Thomas

Fairweather

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Mearns, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Fairweather

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Mearns, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Fairweather

Granddaughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Ann

Bogie

Servant

-

19

1862

Invergowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDonald

Servant

-

13

1868

Forfar, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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