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Household of Alexander Mason (born 1841, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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 Mason and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mason, born in 1841 in Irvine, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Mason, born in 1841 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Hannah (born 1876 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Step Daughter, Margaret (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Step Son, William (born 1865 in Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Mason's household

Male

Alexander

Mason

Head
Female

Margaret

Mason

Wife
Female

Hannah

Mason

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Mason

Son
Female

Margaret

Forrest

Step Daughter
Male

William

Forrest

Step Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mason
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mason

Head

Married

40

1841

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Mason

Wife

Married

40

1841

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Hannah

Mason

Daughter

-

5

1876

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Alexander

Mason

Son

-

1

1880

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Forrest

Step Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Forrest

Step Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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