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Household of Benjamin Alexander (born 1815, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, Caithness, 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.

Benjamin Alexander and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Alexander, born in 1815 in Thurso, Caithness, consisted of 3 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Jean Alexander, born in 1816 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 1 child; John, born 1860 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland.


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Benjamin Alexander's household

Male

Benjamin

Alexander

Head
Female

Jean

Alexander

Wife
Male

John

Alexander

Son
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 66
Birth year 1815
Birth place Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Alexander

Head

Married

66

1815

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jean

Alexander

Wife

Married

65

1816

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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