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Household of Alexander Mason (born 1833, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Arbroath, 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 Mason and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mason, born in 1833 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Mason, born in 1834 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1848 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Betsy (born 1876 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David (born 1859 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Catherine (born 1867 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Mason's household

Male

Alexander

Mason

Head
Female

Betsy

Mason

Wife
Male

John

Mason

Son
Female

Betsy

Mason

Daughter
Male

David

Mason

Son
Male

James

Mason

Son
Female

Catherine

Mason

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mason

Head

Married

48

1833

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Mason

Wife

Married

47

1834

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Mason

Son

Widower

33

1848

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Mason

Daughter

-

5

1876

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Mason

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Mason

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Catherine

Mason

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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