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Household of Alexander Merry (born 1838, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burgh of Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, 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 Merry and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Merry, born in 1838 in Buteshire, consisted of 3 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Merry, born in 1836 in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Hugh Kerr, born in 1863 in Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Merry's household

Male

Alexander

Merry

Head
Female

Jessie

Merry

Wife
Male

Hugh

Kerr

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Merry
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Merry

Head

Married

43

1838

Buteshire, Scotland

Jessie

Merry

Wife

Married

45

1836

Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Hugh

Kerr

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

Fintry, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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