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Household of Alexander King (born 1841, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 King and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander King, born in 1841 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine King, born in 1846 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Archibald (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, John Campbell, born in 1858 in Garelochhead, Argyllshire, Scotland.


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Alexander King's household

Male

Alexander

King

Head
Female

Catherine

King

Wife
Male

John

King

Son
Male

James

King

Son
Female

Elizabeth

King

Daughter
Male

Alexander

King

Son
Male

Archibald

King

Son
Female

Catherine

King

Daughter
Male

John

Campbell

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name King
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

King

Head

Married

40

1841

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

King

Wife

Married

35

1846

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

King

Son

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

King

Son

-

9

1872

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

King

Daughter

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

King

Son

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Archibald

King

Son

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

King

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

Campbell

Visitor

-

23

1858

Garelochhead, Argyllshire, Scotland

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