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Household of Alexander Letster (born 1833)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

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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 Letster and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Letster, born in 1833 in Haddington, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Ann Letster, born in 1831 in Gibraltar. They had 3 children; Jenny (born 1857 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Rolent (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Apprentice, Amos (born 1863 in Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Visitor, John (born 1863 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Letster's household

Male

Alexander

Letster

Head
Female

Ann

Letster

Wife
Female

Jenny

Letster

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Letster

Son
Male

Rolent

Letster

Son
Male

Amos

Wilson

Apprentice
Male

John

Goodman

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Letster
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Haddington, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Letster

Head

Married

48

1833

Haddington, Scotland

Ann

Letster

Wife

Married

50

1831

Gibraltar

Jenny

Letster

Daughter

Single

24

1857

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Letster

Son

Single

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Rolent

Letster

Son

Single

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Amos

Wilson

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Lancashire, England

John

Goodman

Visitor

Single

18

1863

Manchester, Lancashire, England

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