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Household of Alexander Knox (born 1838, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, 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 Knox and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Knox, born in 1838 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Knox, born in 1839 in -. They had 2 children; Amelia (born 1877 in -) and John (born 1879 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Mathew Cameron, born in 1862 in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Knox's household

Male

Alexander

Knox

Head
Female

Mary

Knox

Wife
Female

Amelia

Knox

Daughter
Male

John

Knox

Son
Male

Mathew

Cameron

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Knox
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Knox

Head

Married

43

1838

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Knox

Wife

Married

42

1839

-

Amelia

Knox

Daughter

-

4

1877

-

John

Knox

Son

-

2

1879

-

Mathew

Cameron

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland

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