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Household of Alexander Meston (born 1840)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portsea Island, Hampshire, England

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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 Meston and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Meston, born in 1840 in , consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Meston, born in 1846 in Finsbury, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; David (born 1870 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Charles (born 1872 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), Alexander (born 1875 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), William (born 1877 in Woolwich, Kent, England) and Frederick (born 1881 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England).


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Alexander Meston's household

Male

Alexander

Meston

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Meston

Wife
Male

David

Meston

Son
Male

Charles

Meston

Son
Male

Alexander

Meston

Son
Male

William

Meston

Son
Male

Frederick

Meston

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Meston
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Meston

Head

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Mary Ann

Meston

Wife

Married

35

1846

Finsbury, Middlesex, England

David

Meston

Son

Single

11

1870

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Charles

Meston

Son

Single

9

1872

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

Alexander

Meston

Son

Single

6

1875

Aldershot, Hampshire, England

William

Meston

Son

Single

4

1877

Woolwich, Kent, England

Frederick

Meston

Son

Single

0

1881

Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

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