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Household of Alexander Knight (born 1822, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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 Knight and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Knight, born in 1822 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Knight, born in 1826 in Killin, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Knight's household

Male

Alexander

Knight

Head
Female

Margaret

Knight

Wife
Male

Alexander

Knight

Son
Female

Mary

Knight

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Knight

Daughter
Female

Janet

Knight

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Knight
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Knight

Head

Married

59

1822

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Knight

Wife

Married

55

1826

Killin, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Knight

Son

Unmarried

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Knight

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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