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Household of Alexander Houston (born 1821, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, 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 Houston and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Houston, born in 1821 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Maggie (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Joan (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Lizzie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Houston's household

Male

Alexander

Houston

Head
Female

Maggie

Houston

Daughter
Female

Joan

Houston

Daughter
Female

Lizzie

Houston

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Houston
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Houston

Head

Widower

60

1821

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Houston

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Joan

Houston

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lizzie

Houston

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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