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Household of Alexander McLeish (born 1833, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 McLeish and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLeish, born in 1833 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen McLeish, born in 1835 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John (born 1864 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander McLeish's household

Male

Alexander

McLeish

Head
Female

Helen

McLeish

Wife
Male

John

McLeish

Son
Female

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McLeish

Son
Female

Mary

McLeish

Daughter
Male

William

McLeish

Son
Female

Jessie

McLeish

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLeish

Head

Married

48

1833

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

McLeish

Wife

Married

46

1835

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

John

McLeish

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

McLeish

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

McLeish

Son

-

11

1870

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

McLeish

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

McLeish

Son

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

McLeish

Daughter

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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