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Household of Alexander Paterson (born 1854, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Paterson, born in 1854 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Paterson, born in 1849 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Annie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Servant, Elizabeth Gilespie, born in 1871 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Paterson's household

Male

Alexander

Paterson

Head
Female

Annie

Paterson

Wife
Female

Annie

Paterson

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Paterson

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Gilespie

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Paterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 27
Birth year 1854
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Paterson

Head

Married

27

1854

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Paterson

Wife

Married

32

1849

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Paterson

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Paterson

Son

-

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Gilespie

Servant

Unmarried

10

1871

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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