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Household of Alexander Geekie (born 1851, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Geekie and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Geekie, born in 1851 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Geekie, born in 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Charles (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother, Helen (born 1813 in Berwickshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Nephew, John (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Geekie's household

Male

Alexander

Geekie

Head
Female

Catherine

Geekie

Wife
Female

Helen

Geekie

Daughter
Male

William

Geekie

Son
Male

Charles

Geekie

Son
Male

Alexander

Geekie

Son
Female

Helen

Geekie

Mother
Male

John

Adams

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Geekie
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Geekie

Head

Married

30

1851

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Geekie

Wife

Married

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Geekie

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Geekie

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Charles

Geekie

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Geekie

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Geekie

Mother

Widow

68

1813

Berwickshire, Scotland

John

Adams

Nephew

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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