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Household of Alexander Mearns (born 1822, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Maryton, 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 Mearns and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Mearns, born in 1822 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Mearns, born in 1831 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Nephew, Alexander Ashton Murray (born 1857 in Canada), Alexander's Nephew, Andrew (born 1865 in Canada), Alexander's Nephew, Alexander Mearns (born 1862 in Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Jessie Martin (born 1861 in Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Alexander Mearns's household

Male

Alexander

Mearns

Head
Female

Mary

Mearns

Wife
Male

Alexander Ashton Murray

Mearns

Nephew
Male

Andrew

Mearns

Nephew
Male

Alexander Mearns

Watt

Nephew
Female

Jessie

Willocks

Servant
Female

Jessie Martin

Walker

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Mearns
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Mearns

Head

Married

59

1822

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Mearns

Wife

Married

50

1831

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander Ashton Murray

Mearns

Nephew

Unmarried

24

1857

Canada

Andrew

Mearns

Nephew

Unmarried

16

1865

Canada

Alexander Mearns

Watt

Nephew

Unmarried

19

1862

Montrose, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Willocks

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie Martin

Walker

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Logie Pert, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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