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Household of Andrew Alexander (born 1826, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Andrew Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Andrew Alexander, born in 1826 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. Andrew was the head of the household, married to Janet Alexander, born in 1829 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1856 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Thomas Brown (born 1859 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Andrew (born 1861 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), Jessie Jane (born 1864 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1866 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Andrew's Boarder, William Brown, born in 1862 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Andrew Alexander's household

Male

Andrew

Alexander

Head
Female

Janet

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

Thomas Brown

Alexander

Son
Male

Andrew

Alexander

Son
Female

Jessie Jane

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Brown

Boarder
First name(s) Andrew
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Andrew

Alexander

Head

Married

55

1826

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Wife

Married

52

1829

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Thomas Brown

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jessie Jane

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

-

15

1866

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Brown

Boarder

-

19

1862

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

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