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Household of Alexander Menzies (born 1841, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Coupar Angus, 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 Menzies and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Menzies, born in 1841 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Menzies, born in 1851 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1876 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Anabella C (born 1878 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Lizzie M (born 1880 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Bella (born 1864 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Maggie (born 1864 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Menzies's household

Male

Alexander

Menzies

Head
Female

Mary

Menzies

Wife
Male

James

Menzies

Son
Female

Anabella C

Menzies

Daughter
Female

Lizzie M

Menzies

Daughter
Female

Bella

Moonlight

Servant
Female

Maggie

Anderson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Menzies

Head

Married

40

1841

Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Menzies

Wife

Married

30

1851

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Menzies

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Anabella C

Menzies

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Lizzie M

Menzies

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Perthshire, Scotland

Bella

Moonlight

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

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