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Household of Alexander Monteith (born 1835, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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 Monteith and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Monteith, born in 1835 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Monteith, born in 1837 in Ireland. They had 5 children; John (born 1870 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1873 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1876 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1878 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Monteith's household

Male

Alexander

Monteith

Head
Female

Jane

Monteith

Wife
Male

John

Monteith

Son
Female

Margaret

Monteith

Daughter
Male

Robert

Monteith

Son
Female

Sarah

Monteith

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Monteith

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Monteith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Monteith

Head

Married

46

1835

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Monteith

Wife

Married

44

1837

Ireland

John

Monteith

Son

-

11

1870

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Margaret

Monteith

Daughter

-

10

1871

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Monteith

Son

-

8

1873

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Sarah

Monteith

Daughter

-

5

1876

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Thomas

Monteith

Son

-

3

1878

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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