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Household of Alexander Plowman (born 1811, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Plowman and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Plowman, born in 1811 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; George (born 1843 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Daughter-In-Law, Jean (born 1843 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, William (born 1873 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Granddaughter, Charlotte (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alexander's Grandson, Donald (born 1877 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Alexander's Granddaughter, Georgina (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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Alexander Plowman's household

Male

Alexander

Plowman

Head
Male

George

Plowman

Son
Female

Jean

Plowman

Daughter-In-Law
Female

Helen

Plowman

Granddaughter
Male

William

Plowman

Grandson
Female

Charlotte

Plowman

Granddaughter
Male

Donald

Plowman

Grandson
Female

Georgina

Plowman

Granddaughter
Female

Margaret

Plowman

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Plowman
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Plowman

Head

Widower

70

1811

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George

Plowman

Son

Married

38

1843

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jean

Plowman

Daughter-In-Law

Married

38

1843

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Plowman

Granddaughter

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

William

Plowman

Grandson

-

8

1873

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Charlotte

Plowman

Granddaughter

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Plowman

Grandson

-

4

1877

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Georgina

Plowman

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Plowman

Daughter

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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