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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1828)

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 Paterson and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1828 in , consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Paterson, born in 1846 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 3 children; Frederick (born 1862 in Ireland), Robert T (born 1878 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Albert (born 1881 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Son, James J Dryden, born in 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Catherine

Paterson

Wife
Male

Frederick

Paterson

Son
Male

Robert T

Paterson

Son
Male

Albert

Paterson

Son
Male

James J

Dryden

Step Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Ireland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

53

1828

Ireland

Catherine

Paterson

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Frederick

Paterson

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

Robert T

Paterson

Son

-

3

1878

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Albert

Paterson

Son

-

0

1881

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

James J

Dryden

Step Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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