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Household of Alexander McDermid (born 1838, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 McDermid and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McDermid, born in 1838 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Sarah McDermid, born in 1845 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1870 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Donald (born 1872 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1879 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1862 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Emalia (born 1833 in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Emalia (born 1874 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McDermid's household

Male

Alexander

McDermid

Head
Female

Sarah

McDermid

Wife
Male

Thomas

McDermid

Son
Male

Donald

McDermid

Son
Male

Alexander

McDermid

Son
Female

Sarah

McDermid

Daughter
Female

Margaret

McDermid

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKinnon

Boarder
Female

Emalia

Campbell

Boarder
Female

Emalia

McGlashan

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McDermid
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McDermid

Head

Married

43

1838

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McDermid

Wife

Married

36

1845

Argyllshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDermid

Son

Unmarried

11

1870

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Donald

McDermid

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

McDermid

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Sarah

McDermid

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

McDermid

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKinnon

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Emalia

Campbell

Boarder

Unmarried

48

1833

Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland

Emalia

McGlashan

Boarder

Unmarried

7

1874

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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