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Household of Alexander Fortune (born 1843, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hownam, Roxburghshire, 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 Fortune and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Fortune, born in 1843 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Fortune, born in 1845 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Alexander (born 1865 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Richard (born 1867 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Walter Fairbairn (born 1868 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), James Mitchell (born 1870 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), George (born 1871 in Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew Park (born 1876 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth Park (born 1878 in Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Archibald Fairburn (born 1880 in Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Fortune's household
Alexander
Fortune
Head
Jessie
Fortune
Wife
Alexander
Fortune
Son
Richard
Fortune
Son
Walter Fairbairn
Fortune
Son
James Mitchell
Fortune
Son
George
Fortune
Son
Jessie
Fortune
Daughter
Andrew Park
Fortune
Son
Elizabeth Park
Fortune
Daughter
Archibald Fairburn
Fortune
Son
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Fortune |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 38 |
| Birth year | 1843 |
| Birth place | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Fortune | Head | Married | 38 | 1843 | Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland | |
Jessie | Fortune | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Fortune | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Richard | Fortune | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Walter Fairbairn | Fortune | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
James Mitchell | Fortune | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
George | Fortune | Son | - | 10 | 1871 | Yarrow, Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Fortune | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Stow, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Andrew Park | Fortune | Son | - | 5 | 1876 | Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth Park | Fortune | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Oxnam, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Archibald Fairburn | Fortune | Son | - | 1 | 1880 | Legerwood, Berwickshire, Scotland |
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