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Household of Alexander King (born 1848, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander King, born in 1848 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary King, born in 1847 in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Jane Young, born in 1864 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander King's household

Male

Alexander

King

Head
Female

Mary

King

Wife
Male

Thomas

King

Son
Female

Margaret

King

Daughter
Male

James

King

Son
Male

Alexander

King

Son
Female

Jane

Young

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name King
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

King

Head

Married

33

1848

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

King

Wife

Married

34

1847

Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

King

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

King

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

King

Son

-

5

1876

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

King

Son

-

3

1878

Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Young

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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