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Household of Alexander Young (born 1833, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Manchester, Lancashire, England

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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 Young and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Young, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Young, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1865 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Mary (born 1867 in Manchester, Lancashire, England), Henry (born 1870 in Manchester, Lancashire, England) and Jessie (born 1876 in Manchester, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Lodger, Jessie (born 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, James (born 1851 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Alexander's Lodger, Mary (born 1851 in Scotland) and Alexander's Lodger, Robert (born 1873 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Young's household

Male

Alexander

Young

Head
Female

Jessie

Young

Wife
Male

William

Young

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Young

Daughter
Female

Mary

Young

Daughter
Male

Henry

Young

Son
Female

Jessie

Young

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Daley

Lodger
Male

James

Gibson

Lodger
Female

Mary

Gibson

Lodger
Male

Robert

Gibson

Lodger
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Young
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Young

Head

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Young

Wife

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Young

Son

Single

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Young

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Mary

Young

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Henry

Young

Son

Single

11

1870

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Young

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jessie

Daley

Lodger

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Gibson

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Gibson

Lodger

Married

30

1851

Scotland

Robert

Gibson

Lodger

Single

8

1873

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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