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Household of Alexander W Morris (born 1841, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, 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 W Morris and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander W Morris, born in 1841 in Wemyss, Fife, consisted of 8 members. Alexander W was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth S Morris, born in 1842 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Scott (born 1866 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), William C (born 1868 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth S (born 1870 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland), David W (born 1872 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1881 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander W's Servant, Elizabeth Nivison, born in 1864 in City, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander W Morris's household

Male

Alexander W

Morris

Head
Female

Elizabeth S

Morris

Wife
Male

Scott

Morris

Son
Male

William C

Morris

Son
Female

Elizabeth S

Morris

Daughter
Male

David W

Morris

Son
Male

Alexander

Morris

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Nivison

Servant
First name(s) Alexander W
Last name Morris
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander W

Morris

Head

Married

40

1841

Wemyss, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Morris

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Scott

Morris

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

William C

Morris

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth S

Morris

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

David W

Morris

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Morris

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Nivison

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

City, Midlothian, Scotland

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