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Household of Alexander Whitson (born 1823, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Leslie, Fife, 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 Whitson and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Whitson, born in 1823 in Kinglassie, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Whitson, born in 1827 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland. They had 2 children; Mary (born 1865 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland) and William (born 1868 in Leslie, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Helen Whitson, born in 1868 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.


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Alexander Whitson's household

Male

Alexander

Whitson

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Whitson

Wife
Female

Mary

Whitson

Daughter
Male

William

Whitson

Son
Female

Helen

Whitson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Whitson
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Whitson

Head

Married

58

1823

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Elisabeth

Whitson

Wife

Married

54

1827

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Mary

Whitson

Daughter

-

16

1865

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

William

Whitson

Son

-

13

1868

Leslie, Fife, Scotland

Helen

Whitson

Granddaughter

-

13

1868

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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