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Household of Alexander McDermid (born 1853)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

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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 McDermid and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDermid, born in 1853 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Rosina McDermid, born in 1857 in Nether Stowe, Somerset, England. They had 3 children; Sydney (born 1878 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales), Duncan (born 1879 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales) and Mabel E (born 1880 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Brother In Law, Sydney (born 1868 in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1855 in Scotland).


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Alexander McDermid's household

Male

Alexander

McDermid

Head
Female

Rosina

McDermid

Wife
Male

Sydney

McDermid

Son
Male

Duncan

McDermid

Son
Female

Mabel E

McDermid

Daughter
Male

Sydney

Sweet

Brother In Law
Male

James

Cumming

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDermid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDermid

Head

Married

28

1853

Scotland

Rosina

McDermid

Wife

Married

24

1857

Nether Stowe, Somerset, England

Sydney

McDermid

Son

Single

3

1878

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Duncan

McDermid

Son

Single

2

1879

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Mabel E

McDermid

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales

Sydney

Sweet

Brother In Law

Single

13

1868

Nether Stowey, Somerset, England

James

Cumming

Boarder

-

26

1855

Scotland

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