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Household of Alexander Jackson (born 1811, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 Jackson and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Jackson, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie A Jackson, born in 1836 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 8 children; Barbara (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William C (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Fife, Scotland), Robert S (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Allan S (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth E (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Isabella M Grinlay, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Jackson's household

Male

Alexander

Jackson

Head
Female

Jessie A

Jackson

Wife
Female

Barbara

Jackson

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Jackson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Jackson

Son
Male

William C

Jackson

Son
Female

Jessie

Jackson

Daughter
Male

Robert S

Jackson

Son
Male

Allan S

Jackson

Son
Female

Elizabeth E

Jackson

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Grinlay

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Jackson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Jackson

Head

Married

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie A

Jackson

Wife

Married

45

1836

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Barbara

Jackson

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Jackson

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Jackson

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William C

Jackson

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Jackson

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Fife, Scotland

Robert S

Jackson

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Allan S

Jackson

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth E

Jackson

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella M

Grinlay

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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