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Household of Alexander Spittal (born 1836, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 Spittal and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Spittal, born in 1836 in Strachur, Argyllshire, consisted of 4 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Magdline Spittal, born in 1832 in Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 1 child; Jessie, born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Margaret Walker, born in 1798 in New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Spittal's household

Male

Alexander

Spittal

Head
Female

Magdline

Spittal

Wife
Female

Jessie

Spittal

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Walker

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Spittal
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Strachur, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Spittal

Head

Married

45

1836

Strachur, Argyllshire, Scotland

Magdline

Spittal

Wife

Married

49

1832

Torphichen, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Spittal

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Walker

Boarder

Unmarried

83

1798

New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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