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Household of Alexander Williams (born 1821, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kirkcaldy, 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 Williams and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Williams, born in 1821 in Cupar, Fife, consisted of 5 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Catherine Williams, born in 1819 in England. They had 1 child; John, born 1859 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, Mathew (born 1856 in Dairsie, Fife, Scotland) and Alexander's Visitor, James (born 1859 in Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Williams's household

Male

Alexander

Williams

Head
Female

Catherine

Williams

Wife
Male

John

Williams

Son
Male

Mathew

Lindsay

Lodger
Male

James

McMorran

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Williams
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Williams

Head

Married

60

1821

Cupar, Fife, Scotland

Catherine

Williams

Wife

Married

62

1819

England

John

Williams

Son

Married

22

1859

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

Mathew

Lindsay

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Dairsie, Fife, Scotland

James

McMorran

Visitor

Unmarried

22

1859

Carstairs, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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