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Household of Alexander Somerville (born 1846, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District of Old Monkland, 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 Somerville and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Somerville, born in 1846 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Somerville, born in 1848 in Westmuir, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Mary (born 1869 in West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Farquharson (born 1872 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1873 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1875 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1879 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Somerville's household

Male

Alexander

Somerville

Head
Female

Margaret

Somerville

Wife
Female

Mary

Somerville

Daughter
Male

Farquharson

Somerville

Son
Female

Janet

Somerville

Daughter
Male

George

Somerville

Son
Female

Margaret

Somerville

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Somerville

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Somerville
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Somerville

Head

Married

35

1846

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Somerville

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westmuir, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Somerville

Daughter

-

12

1869

West Calder, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Farquharson

Somerville

Son

-

9

1872

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Somerville

Daughter

-

8

1873

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Somerville

Son

-

6

1875

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Somerville

Daughter

-

4

1877

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Somerville

Daughter

-

2

1879

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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