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Household of Alexander McNeil (born 1839, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 McNeil and 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McNeil, born in 1839 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 12 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth McNeil, born in 1841 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; Ann (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Hugh (born 1865 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1867 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1869 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1871 in Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Son-In-Law, Francis Wellwood Dickson, born in 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander McNeil's household

Male

Alexander

McNeil

Head
Female

Elizabeth

McNeil

Wife
Female

Ann

Dickson

Daughter
Male

Francis Wellwood

Dickson

Son-In-Law
Female

Agnes

McNeil

Daughter
Male

Hugh

McNeil

Son
Female

Elizabeth

McNeil

Daughter
Female

Mary

McNeil

Daughter
Female

Isabella

McNeil

Daughter
Female

Janet

McNeil

Daughter
Male

James

McNeil

Son
Male

John

McNeil

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McNeil
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McNeil

Head

Married

42

1839

Baillieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNeil

Wife

Married

40

1841

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Dickson

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Francis Wellwood

Dickson

Son-In-Law

Divorced

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

McNeil

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Hugh

McNeil

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

McNeil

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McNeil

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

McNeil

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

McNeil

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

McNeil

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

McNeil

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Overtown, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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