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Household of Alexander Keir (born 1838, Perthshire)

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 Keir and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Keir, born in 1838 in Kincardine, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christian Keir, born in 1841 in Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1872 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1873 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland), Martha (born 1876 in Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1878 in Clackmannanshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Keir's household

Male

Alexander

Keir

Head
Female

Christian

Keir

Wife
Male

John

Keir

Son
Female

Isabella

Keir

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Keir

Daughter
Female

Martha

Keir

Daughter
Female

Mary

Keir

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Keir
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Keir

Head

Married

43

1838

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Christian

Keir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Fetterangus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Keir

Son

-

11

1870

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella

Keir

Daughter

-

9

1872

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Maggie

Keir

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Martha

Keir

Daughter

-

5

1876

Kincardine, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Keir

Daughter

-

3

1878

Clackmannanshire, Scotland

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