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Household of Alexander Ferguson (born 1829, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 Ferguson and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ferguson, born in 1829 in Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Ferguson, born in 1831 in Ireland. They had 5 children; James Elliott (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane Ellen (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Frances (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Ferguson's household

Male

Alexander

Ferguson

Head
Female

Jane

Ferguson

Wife
Male

James Elliott

Ferguson

Son
Female

Jane Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter
Female

Frances

Ferguson

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ferguson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ferguson

Head

Married

52

1829

Crossmyloof, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Ferguson

Wife

Married

50

1831

Ireland

James Elliott

Ferguson

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane Ellen

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Ferguson

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Ferguson

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Frances

Ferguson

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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