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Household of Alexander Fleming (born 1856, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 Fleming and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fleming, born in 1856 in Perth, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Fleming, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Alexander B (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane N (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William A (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1856 in Orkney, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Jane (born 1834 in Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland).


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Alexander Fleming's household

Male

Alexander

Fleming

Head
Female

Margaret

Fleming

Wife
Male

Alexander B

Fleming

Son
Female

Jane N

Fleming

Daughter
Male

William A

Fleming

Son
Female

Margaret

Brodie

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Brodie

Servant
Female

Jane

Elder

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Fleming
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Fleming

Head

Married

25

1856

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fleming

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander B

Fleming

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane N

Fleming

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William A

Fleming

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Brodie

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Brodie

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Elder

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

Strathmiglo, Fife, Scotland

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