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Household of Alexander Whigham (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George's, 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 Whigham and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Whigham, born in 1847 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Whigham, born in 1846 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1866 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland), Jessie (born 1871 in Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander (born 1873 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1877 in Currie, Midlothian, Scotland) and George (born 1880 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Whigham's household

Male

Alexander

Whigham

Head
Female

Jessie

Whigham

Wife
Male

James

Whigham

Son
Male

Andrew

Whigham

Son
Female

Jessie

Whigham

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Whigham

Son
Female

Maggie

Whigham

Daughter
Male

George

Whigham

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Whigham
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Whigham

Head

Married

34

1847

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Whigham

Wife

Married

35

1846

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Whigham

Son

-

15

1866

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Whigham

Son

-

13

1868

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Whigham

Daughter

-

10

1871

Colinton, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Whigham

Son

-

8

1873

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Whigham

Daughter

-

4

1877

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Whigham

Son

-

1

1880

Midlothian, Scotland

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