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Household of Alexander Lawrence (born 1853, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Lawrence, born in 1853 in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Lawrence, born in 1854 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Helen (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, David Thomson, born in 1859 in Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Lawrence's household

Male

Alexander

Lawrence

Head
Female

Christina

Lawrence

Wife
Female

Helen

Lawrence

Daughter
Male

David

Lawrence

Son
Male

David

Thomson

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Lawrence
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Lawrence

Head

Married

28

1853

Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Christina

Lawrence

Wife

Married

27

1854

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Lawrence

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Lawrence

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Thomson

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Auchterhouse, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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