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Household of Alexander Ness (born 1822, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, Fife, 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 Ness and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Ness, born in 1822 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Ness, born in 1828 in Scoonie, Fife, Scotland. They had 1 child; Annie, born 1863 in Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Son-In-Law, James Drumond, born in 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Ness's household

Male

Alexander

Ness

Head
Female

Annie

Ness

Wife
Male

James

Drumond

Son-In-Law
Female

Annie

Drumond

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Ness
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Ness

Head

Married

59

1822

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Annie

Ness

Wife

Married

53

1828

Scoonie, Fife, Scotland

James

Drumond

Son-In-Law

Married

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Drumond

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Abbotshall, Fife, Scotland

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