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Household of Alexander McLeay (born 1826, Ross & Cromarty)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Applecross, Ross and Cromarty, 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 McLeay and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLeay, born in 1826 in Ross & Cromarty, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Lexy McLeay, born in 1841 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Kitty (born 1877 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Jessie (born 1879 in Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Johan (born 1881 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Sister, Jessie (born 1813 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1831 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, Christina (born 1846 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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Alexander McLeay's household

Male

Alexander

McLeay

Head
Female

Lexy

McLeay

Wife
Male

John

McLeay

Son
Female

Kitty

McLeay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McLeay

Daughter
Female

Johan

McLeay

Daughter
Female

Jessie

McLeay

Sister
Female

Mary

Beaton

Servant
Female

Christina

Macdonald

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLeay
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLeay

Head

Married

55

1826

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Lexy

McLeay

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John

McLeay

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Kitty

McLeay

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

McLeay

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Applecross, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Johan

McLeay

Daughter

Unmarried

0

1881

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Jessie

McLeay

Sister

Unmarried

68

1813

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Mary

Beaton

Servant

Unmarried

50

1831

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Christina

Macdonald

Visitor

Widow

35

1846

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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