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Household of Alexander Neish (born 1824, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Neish and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Neish, born in 1824 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Ann Neish, born in 1835 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1863 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), James (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Peter (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Helen (born 1872 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, Robert (born 1866 in Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Neish's household

Male

Alexander

Neish

Head
Female

Mary Ann

Neish

Wife
Female

Agnes

Neish

Daughter
Male

James

Neish

Son
Male

Peter

Neish

Son
Female

Mary

Neish

Daughter
Female

Helen

Neish

Daughter
Male

James

McFee

Boarder
Male

Robert

McFee

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Neish
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Neish

Head

Married

57

1824

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary Ann

Neish

Wife

Married

46

1835

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Neish

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

Neish

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Neish

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Neish

Daughter

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen

Neish

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James

McFee

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Robert

McFee

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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