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Household of Alexander Oliver (born 1851, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wilton, Roxburghshire, 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 Oliver and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Oliver, born in 1851 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Oliver, born in 1852 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; James (born 1871 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1876 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and David (born 1881 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, Alexander (born 1877 in Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, David (born 1855 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Oliver's household

Male

Alexander

Oliver

Head
Female

Margaret

Oliver

Wife
Male

James

Oliver

Son
Male

Alexander

Oliver

Son
Male

William

Oliver

Son
Male

David

Oliver

Son
Male

Alexander

Romeaner

Boarder
Male

David

Orr

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Oliver
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Oliver

Head

Married

30

1851

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Oliver

Wife

Married

29

1852

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

James

Oliver

Son

-

10

1871

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Oliver

Son

-

5

1876

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Oliver

Son

-

3

1878

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

David

Oliver

Son

-

0

1881

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Alexander

Romeaner

Boarder

-

4

1877

Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland

David

Orr

Boarder

Unmarried

26

1855

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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