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Household of Alexander Young (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Young and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Young, born in 1845 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Young, born in 1844 in Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Ann H (born 1868 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1870 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), James T B (born 1875 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland) and George D (born 1879 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Step Daughter, Elizabeth Reid, born in 1866 in Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Young's household

Male

Alexander

Young

Head
Female

Margaret

Young

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Reid

Step Daughter
Female

Ann H

Young

Daughter
Male

Robert

Young

Son
Male

John

Young

Son
Male

James T B

Young

Son
Male

Alexander

Young

Son
Male

George D

Young

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Young
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Young

Head

Married

36

1845

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Young

Wife

Married

37

1844

Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Reid

Step Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann H

Young

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Young

Son

-

11

1870

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Young

Son

-

10

1871

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

James T B

Young

Son

-

6

1875

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

Alexander

Young

Son

-

3

1878

Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland

George D

Young

Son

-

2

1879

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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