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Household of Alexander McBeath (born 1813, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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 McBeath and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McBeath, born in 1813 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Wilhelmina McBeath, born in 1826 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elizabeth (born 1857 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and David (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1857 in Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Margaret (born 1865 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander McBeath's household

Male

Alexander

McBeath

Head
Female

Wilhelmina

McBeath

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

McBeath

Daughter
Male

David

McBeath

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McDonald

Servant
Female

Margaret

Garrock

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McBeath
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McBeath

Head

Married

68

1813

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Wilhelmina

McBeath

Wife

Married

55

1826

Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

McBeath

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

David

McBeath

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

McDonald

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Garrock

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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