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Household of Alexander Marchiston (born 1830, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Marchiston and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Marchiston, born in 1830 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Christina Marchiston, born in 1835 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jane J, born 1868 in Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Catherine McPherson, born in 1864 in Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Marchiston's household

Male

Alexander

Marchiston

Head
Female

Christina

Marchiston

Wife
Female

Jane J

Marchiston

Daughter
Female

Catherine

McPherson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Marchiston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Marchiston

Head

Married

51

1830

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Marchiston

Wife

Married

46

1835

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane J

Marchiston

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland

Catherine

McPherson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Fort William, Invernessshire, Scotland

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