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Household of Alexander Oram (born 1836, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, 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 Oram and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Oram, born in 1836 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Isabella Oram, born in 1849 in Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Alexander (born 1867 in Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Rachel (born 1871 in Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Richard (born 1873 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alfred (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), William (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1880 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Jessie Doig, born in 1818 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Oram's household

Male

Alexander

Oram

Head
Female

Isabella

Oram

Wife
Male

Alexander

Oram

Son
Female

Jessie

Oram

Daughter
Female

Rachel

Oram

Daughter
Male

Richard

Oram

Son
Male

Alfred

Oram

Son
Male

William

Oram

Son
Male

David

Oram

Son
Female

Jessie

Doig

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Oram
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Oram

Head

Married

45

1836

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Oram

Wife

Married

32

1849

Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Oram

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Lochee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Oram

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Rachel

Oram

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Downfield, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Richard

Oram

Son

-

8

1873

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alfred

Oram

Son

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

William

Oram

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Oram

Son

-

1

1880

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Doig

Mother-In-Law

-

63

1818

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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