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Household of Alexander Wotherspoon (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Middle District Oldmonkland Parish, Lanarkshire, 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 Wotherspoon and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Wotherspoon, born in 1834 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Wotherspoon, born in 1840 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Robert (born 1863 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born - in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1879 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Wotherspoon's household

Male

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Head
Female

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife
Male

Robert

Wotherspoon

Son
Male

John

Wotherspoon

Son
Female

Mary

Wotherspoon

Daughter
Male

William

Wotherspoon

Son
Male

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Son
Male

James

Wotherspoon

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Wotherspoon
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Head

Married

47

1834

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wotherspoon

Wife

Married

41

1840

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Wotherspoon

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Wotherspoon

Son

-

-

-

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Wotherspoon

Daughter

-

9

1872

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Wotherspoon

Son

-

5

1876

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Wotherspoon

Son

-

2

1879

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wotherspoon

Son

-

0

1881

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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