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Household of Alexander McLeish (born 1835, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ardchattan, Argyllshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McLeish, born in 1835 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Maran McLeish, born in 1857 in Argyllshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Ann (born 1879 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Argyllshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, John (born 1851 in Invernessshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Hugh (born 1866 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Isabella (born 1867 in Argyllshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McLeish's household

Male

Alexander

McLeish

Head
Female

Maran

McLeish

Wife
Female

Ann

McLeish

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McLeish

Daughter
Male

John

McInnes

Boarder
Male

Hugh

Gemmell

Servant
Female

Isabella

McFarlane

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McLeish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McLeish

Head

Married

46

1835

Perthshire, Scotland

Maran

McLeish

Wife

Married

24

1857

Argyllshire, Scotland

Ann

McLeish

Daughter

-

2

1879

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McLeish

Daughter

-

0

1881

Argyllshire, Scotland

John

McInnes

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Invernessshire, Scotland

Hugh

Gemmell

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

McFarlane

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Argyllshire, Scotland

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