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Household of Alexander Menzies (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

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

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Menzies, born in 1850 in Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary C Menzies, born in 1850 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1875 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1878 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Menzies's household

Male

Alexander

Menzies

Head
Female

Mary C

Menzies

Wife
Male

John

Menzies

Son
Male

Alexander

Menzies

Son
Male

Thomas

Menzies

Son
Male

James

Menzies

Son
Male

Robert

Menzies

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Menzies
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Menzies

Head

Married

31

1850

Dunscore, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary C

Menzies

Wife

Married

31

1850

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Menzies

Son

-

10

1871

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Menzies

Son

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Menzies

Son

-

6

1875

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Menzies

Son

-

3

1878

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Menzies

Son

-

1

1880

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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