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Household of Alexander Gair (born 1842, Invernessshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cawdor, Invernessshire, 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 Gair and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gair, born in 1842 in Croy, Invernessshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gair, born in 1840 in Beanley, Invernessshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1863 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1868 in Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1869 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Simon (born 1871 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland), Bella (born 1873 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1875 in Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Gair's household

Male

Alexander

Gair

Head
Female

Margaret

Gair

Wife
Male

William

Gair

Son
Female

Margaret

Gair

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Gair

Son
Male

Simon

Gair

Son
Female

Mary

Gair

Daughter
Female

Bella

Gair

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Gair

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gair
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gair

Head

Married

39

1842

Croy, Invernessshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gair

Wife

Married

41

1840

Beanley, Invernessshire, Scotland

William

Gair

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gair

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gair

Son

-

12

1869

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Simon

Gair

Son

-

10

1871

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Mary

Gair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Bella

Gair

Daughter

-

8

1873

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

Jessie

Gair

Daughter

-

6

1875

Cawdor, Nairnshire, Scotland

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