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Household of Alexander Wooley (born 1828, Buteshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Brodick, Buteshire, 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 Wooley and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wooley, born in 1828 in Buteshire, consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Bessie (born 1863 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1867 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1870 in Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Visitor, Margaret (born 1839 in Buteshire, Scotland), Alexander's Mother, Margaret (born 1799 in Buteshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, Jeanie (born 1860 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander's Servant, William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Robert (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wooley's household

Male

Alexander

Wooley

Head
Male

Alexander

Wooley

Son
Female

Bessie

Wooley

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Wooley

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Wooley

Son
Female

Margaret

Fullarton

Visitor
Female

Margaret

Wooley

Mother
Female

Jeanie

Alexander

Servant
Male

William

Purvis

Servant
Male

Robert

Watson

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wooley
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Buteshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wooley

Head

Widower

53

1828

Buteshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wooley

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Bessie

Wooley

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wooley

Daughter

-

14

1867

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Thomas

Wooley

Son

-

11

1870

Kilbride, Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Fullarton

Visitor

Unmarried

42

1839

Buteshire, Scotland

Margaret

Wooley

Mother

Widow

82

1799

Buteshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Alexander

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Purvis

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

28

1853

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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