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Household of Alexander Lander (born 1801, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 Lander and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lander, born in 1801 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Lander, born in 1826 in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Alexander, born 1868 in Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Shaw, born in 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Lander's household

Male

Alexander

Lander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Lander

Wife
Male

Alexander

Lander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Shaw

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 80
Birth year 1801
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lander

Head

Married

80

1801

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Lander

Wife

Married

55

1826

Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

Lander

Son

-

13

1868

Prestonpans, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Shaw

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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