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Household of Alexander Trail (born 1839, Sutherland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Nicholas Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, 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 Trail and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Trail, born in 1839 in Helmsdale, Sutherland, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane A Trail, born in 1843 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane A (born 1870 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Sally W (born 1877 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James A (born 1880 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles M (born 1881 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Trail's household

Male

Alexander

Trail

Head
Female

Jane A

Trail

Wife
Female

Margaret

Trail

Daughter
Female

Jane A

Trail

Daughter
Male

Robert

Trail

Son
Female

Sally W

Trail

Daughter
Male

James A

Trail

Son
Male

Charles M

Trail

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Trail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Trail

Head

Married

42

1839

Helmsdale, Sutherland, Scotland

Jane A

Trail

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Trail

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane A

Trail

Daughter

-

11

1870

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Trail

Son

-

9

1872

Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sally W

Trail

Daughter

-

4

1877

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James A

Trail

Son

-

1

1880

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Charles M

Trail

Son

-

0

1881

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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