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Household of Alexander Harris (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, 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 Harris and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Harris, born in 1841 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Harris, born in 1842 in Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Henry (born 1868 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1873 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1874 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Ufamia (born 1877 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Samuel (born 1878 in Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth Wright, born in 1811 in Moulton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Harris's household

Male

Alexander

Harris

Head
Female

Agnes

Harris

Wife
Male

Henry

Harris

Son
Female

Ann

Harris

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Harris

Daughter
Male

William

Harris

Son
Female

Ufamia

Harris

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Harris

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Wright

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Harris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Harris

Head

Married

40

1841

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Harris

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Henry

Harris

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Harris

Daughter

-

10

1871

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Harris

Daughter

-

8

1873

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Harris

Son

-

7

1874

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ufamia

Harris

Daughter

-

4

1877

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Samuel

Harris

Son

-

3

1878

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Wright

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Moulton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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