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Household of Alexander Watson Milne (born 1822, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, 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 Watson Milne and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Watson Milne, born in 1822 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 5 members. Alexander Watson was the head of the household, married to Jessie Scott Kidd Milne, born in 1822 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Guild (born 1854 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Christina Watson (born 1856 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander Watson's Servant, Bessie Elliot, born in 1861 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Watson Milne's household

Male

Alexander Watson

Milne

Head
Female

Jessie Scott Kidd

Milne

Wife
Female

Jane Guild

Milne

Daughter
Female

Christina Watson

Milne

Daughter
Female

Bessie

Elliot

Servant
First name(s) Alexander Watson
Last name Milne
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 59
Birth year 1822
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander Watson

Milne

Head

Married

59

1822

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Scott Kidd

Milne

Wife

Married

59

1822

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane Guild

Milne

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christina Watson

Milne

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Bessie

Elliot

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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