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Household of Alexander Gardiner (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Colinton, 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 Gardiner and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Gardiner, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Gardiner, born in 1838 in Forres, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1873 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen (born 1875 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Charlotte Ann (born 1877 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1879 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Gardiner's household

Male

Alexander

Gardiner

Head
Female

Margaret

Gardiner

Wife
Male

Alexander

Gardiner

Son
Male

James

Gardiner

Son
Male

William

Gardiner

Son
Female

Helen

Gardiner

Daughter
Female

Charlotte Ann

Gardiner

Daughter
Female

Jane

Gardiner

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Gardiner
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Gardiner

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gardiner

Wife

Married

43

1838

Forres, Morayshire, Scotland

Alexander

Gardiner

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gardiner

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Gardiner

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Gardiner

Daughter

-

6

1875

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlotte Ann

Gardiner

Daughter

-

4

1877

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Gardiner

Daughter

-

2

1879

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

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