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Household of Alexander Patterson (born 1842, Middlesex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Poplar, London,Middlesex, England

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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 Patterson and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Patterson, born in 1842 in Poplar, Middlesex, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Matilda Patterson, born in 1844 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), George (born 1872 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Matilda (born 1873 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Albert (born 1877 in Poplar, Middlesex, England), Walter (born 1879 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Alice (born 1881 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, George (born 1837 in Poplar, Middlesex, England) and Alexander's Boarder, Elizabeth (born 1833 in Poplar, Middlesex, England).


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Alexander Patterson's household

Male

Alexander

Patterson

Head
Female

Matilda

Patterson

Wife
Male

Alexander

Patterson

Son
Male

George

Patterson

Son
Female

Matilda

Patterson

Daughter
Male

Albert

Patterson

Son
Male

Walter

Patterson

Son
Female

Alice

Patterson

Daughter
Male

George

Hopkins

Boarder
Female

Elizabeth

Hopkins

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Patterson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Poplar, Middlesex, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Patterson

Head

Married

39

1842

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Patterson

Wife

Married

37

1844

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alexander

Patterson

Son

Single

12

1869

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Patterson

Son

Single

9

1872

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Matilda

Patterson

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Albert

Patterson

Son

Single

4

1877

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Walter

Patterson

Son

Single

2

1879

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Alice

Patterson

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Poplar, Middlesex, England

George

Hopkins

Boarder

Single

44

1837

Poplar, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Hopkins

Boarder

Single

48

1833

Poplar, Middlesex, England

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