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Household of Alexander Lawrence (born 1845, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Lawrence and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lawrence, born in 1845 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Martha Lawrence, born in 1858 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; Martha Mcrae, born 1881 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Martha (born 1823 in Ireland), Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1841 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Lawrence's household

Male

Alexander

Lawrence

Head
Female

Martha

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Martha Mcrae

Lawrence

Daughter
Female

Martha

Kerr

Mother-In-Law
Female

Annie

Denham

Servant
Female

Agnes

Fyfe

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lawrence

Head

Married

36

1845

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Lawrence

Wife

Married

23

1858

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha Mcrae

Lawrence

Daughter

-

0

1881

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Martha

Kerr

Mother-In-Law

-

58

1823

Ireland

Annie

Denham

Servant

Unmarried

40

1841

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Fyfe

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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