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Household of Alexander Marr (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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 Marr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Marr, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Marr, born in 1841 in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane (born 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1878 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, David (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Sarah (born 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Marr's household

Male

Alexander

Marr

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Marr

Wife
Female

Mary

Marr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Marr

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Marr

Daughter
Male

John

Marr

Son
Male

Alexander

Marr

Son
Male

David

Whitelaw

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Whitelaw

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Marr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Marr

Head

Married

40

1841

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

Marr

Wife

Married

40

1841

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Marr

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Marr

Daughter

-

13

1868

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Marr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Marr

Son

-

7

1874

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Marr

Son

-

3

1878

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

David

Whitelaw

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Whitelaw

Lodger

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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