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Household of Alexander McManus (born 1839, Morayshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George, Midlothian, 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 McManus and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McManus, born in 1839 in Elgin, Morayshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann McManus, born in 1844 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 8 children; George (born 1864 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), John (born 1867 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland), Gilbert (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Basil (born 1872 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Martha (born 1875 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joan (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, George Bain, born in 1857 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland.


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Alexander McManus's household

Male

Alexander

McManus

Head
Female

Mary Ann

McManus

Wife
Male

George

McManus

Son
Male

John

McManus

Son
Male

Gilbert

McManus

Son
Male

Basil

McManus

Son
Female

Martha

McManus

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McManus

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

McManus

Daughter
Female

Joan

McManus

Daughter
Male

George

Bain

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McManus
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McManus

Head

Married

42

1839

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

McManus

Wife

Married

37

1844

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

George

McManus

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

John

McManus

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Gilbert

McManus

Son

-

13

1868

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Basil

McManus

Son

-

9

1872

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Martha

McManus

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Isabella

McManus

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary Ann

McManus

Daughter

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Joan

McManus

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Bain

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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