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Household of Alexander McWalter (born 1826, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mary, 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 McWalter and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander McWalter, born in 1826 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane E McWalter, born in 1837 in England. They had 4 children; David (born 1866 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), John (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1871 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Clementina (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1858 in Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Annie (born 1860 in Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander McWalter's household

Male

Alexander

McWalter

Head
Female

Jane E

McWalter

Wife
Male

David

McWalter

Son
Male

John

McWalter

Son
Male

Robert

McWalter

Son
Female

Clementina

McWalter

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

McGregor

Servant
Female

Annie

McGregor

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name McWalter
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

McWalter

Head

Married

55

1826

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane E

McWalter

Wife

Married

44

1837

England

David

McWalter

Son

-

15

1866

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

McWalter

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

McWalter

Son

-

10

1871

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Clementina

McWalter

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Alyth, Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

McGregor

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Perthshire, Scotland

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