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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1819, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forres, Moray, 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 Ferguson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ferguson, born in 1819 in Calder, Cumberland, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Ferguson, born in 1821 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Lavinia (born 1854 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1856 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Duncan McPherson, born in 1861 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ferguson's household

Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Wife
Female

Lavinia

Ferguson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Son
Male

Duncan

McPherson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Calder, Cumberland, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ferguson

Head

Married

62

1819

Calder, Cumberland, England

Jane

Ferguson

Wife

Married

60

1821

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Lavinia

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Duncan

McPherson

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

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