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Household of Alexander Hay (born 1836)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lesmahagow, 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 Hay and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Hay, born in 1836 in , consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Grace Hay, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1875 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1877 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald (born 1879 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Son, John (born 1861 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1869 in Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Thomas (born - in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Thomas (born 1839 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Hay's household

Male

Alexander

Hay

Head
Female

Grace

Hay

Wife
Male

John

Miller

Step Son
Female

Agnes

Miller

Step Daughter
Female

Mary

Hay

Daughter
Female

Jane

Hay

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Hay

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Hay

Son
Male

Thomas

Gibson

Lodger
Male

Thomas

McGaren

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Hay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Hay

Head

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Grace

Hay

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

John

Miller

Step Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Miller

Step Daughter

-

12

1869

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Hay

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Hay

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Hay

Daughter

-

4

1877

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Hay

Son

-

2

1879

Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Gibson

Lodger

Unmarried

-

-

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas

McGaren

Lodger

Widower

42

1839

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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