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Household of Alexander Ironside (born 1833, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwick, Orkney, 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 Ironside and 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ironside, born in 1833 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Eliza Ironside, born in 1833 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; William A (born 1863 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James F (born 1868 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland), Peter W (born 1870 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland) and Eliza B K (born 1871 in Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Eliza (born 1860 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, George E (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
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Alexander Ironside's household
Alexander
Ironside
Head
Eliza
Ironside
Wife
William A
Ironside
Son
James F
Ironside
Son
Peter W
Ironside
Son
Eliza B K
Ironside
Daughter
Eliza
Cruckshank
Servant
George E
Belcombe
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Ironside |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 48 |
| Birth year | 1833 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Ironside | Head | Married | 48 | 1833 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Ironside | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William A | Ironside | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James F | Ironside | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter W | Ironside | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza B K | Ironside | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Sandwick, Orkney, Scotland | |
Eliza | Cruckshank | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
George E | Belcombe | Visitor | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
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