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Household of Alexander J Napier (born 1825, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Midlothian, 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 J Napier and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander J Napier, born in 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Alexander J was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth J Napier, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabet J (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alice K (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander J's Servant, Elizabeth C (born 1849 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander J's Servant, Janet A (born 1856 in Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander J's Servant, Isabella (born 1848 in Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander J's Servant, Wilhelmina M (born 1856 in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland) and Alexander J's Servant, Isabella S (born 1862 in Burry, Orkney, Scotland).


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Alexander J Napier's household

Male

Alexander J

Napier

Head
Female

Elizabeth J

Napier

Wife
Male

George

Napier

Son
Female

Elizabet J

Napier

Daughter
Female

Alice K

Napier

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth C

Fairie

Servant
Female

Janet A

Fraser

Servant
Female

Isabella

Grant

Servant
Female

Wilhelmina M

Smith

Servant
Female

Isabella S

Groundwater

Servant
First name(s) Alexander J
Last name Napier
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander J

Napier

Head

Married

56

1825

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth J

Napier

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Napier

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabet J

Napier

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alice K

Napier

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth C

Fairie

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet A

Fraser

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Nigg, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Isabella

Grant

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Tain, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Wilhelmina M

Smith

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Banff, Banffshire, Scotland

Isabella S

Groundwater

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Burry, Orkney, Scotland

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