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Household of Alexander Miles (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Biggar, 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 Miles and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Miles, born in 1841 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary H Miles, born in 1844 in England. They had 5 children; Mary A C (born 1870 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Barbara T (born 1872 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1874 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice (born 1877 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert T (born 1879 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Georgina Howieson, born in 1865 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Miles's household

Male

Alexander

Miles

Head
Female

Mary H

Miles

Wife
Female

Mary A C

Miles

Daughter
Female

Barbara T

Miles

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Miles

Son
Female

Alice

Miles

Daughter
Male

Robert T

Miles

Son
Female

Georgina

Howieson

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

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Miles

Head

Married

40

1841

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Miles

Wife

Married

37

1844

England

Mary A C

Miles

Daughter

-

11

1870

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Barbara T

Miles

Daughter

-

9

1872

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Miles

Son

-

7

1874

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice

Miles

Daughter

-

4

1877

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert T

Miles

Son

-

2

1879

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Georgina

Howieson

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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