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Household of Alexander Soppit (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 Soppit and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Soppit, born in 1840 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Soppit, born in 1841 in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Soppit's household

Male

Alexander

Soppit

Head
Female

Jane

Soppit

Wife
Female

Jane

Soppit

Daughter
Male

George

Soppit

Son
Male

Alexander

Soppit

Son
Female

Margaret

Soppit

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Soppit

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Soppit
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Soppit

Head

Married

41

1840

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane

Soppit

Wife

Married

40

1841

Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland

Jane

Soppit

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Soppit

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Soppit

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Soppit

Daughter

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Soppit

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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