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Household of Alexander Houston (born 1855, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dundee, 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 Houston and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Houston, born in 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Houston, born in 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother, Fredrick (born 1861 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Brother, Robert (born 1867 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland), Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Barbara (born 1834 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1866 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Houston's household
Alexander
Houston
Head
Jane
Houston
Wife
Robert
Houston
Son
Elizabeth
Houston
Daughter
Alexander
Houston
Son
Fredrick
Houston
Brother
Robert
Houston
Brother
Barbara
Storach
Mother-In-Law
Robert
Storach
Brother-In-Law
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Houston |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 26 |
| Birth year | 1855 |
| Birth place | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Houston | Head | Married | 26 | 1855 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jane | Houston | Wife | Married | 21 | 1860 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Houston | Son | - | 4 | 1877 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Houston | Daughter | - | 3 | 1878 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Alexander | Houston | Son | - | 2 | 1879 | Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland | |
Fredrick | Houston | Brother | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Robert | Houston | Brother | - | 14 | 1867 | Cupar, Fife, Scotland | |
Barbara | Storach | Mother-In-Law | Married | 47 | 1834 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Robert | Storach | Brother-In-Law | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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