John Simpson
Born 1837
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of Charles Alexander (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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.
Charles Alexander and 5 other people are on this record
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Alexander, born in 1823 in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Christina Alexander, born in 1834 in St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Joseph (born 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1874 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Charles's Servant, Jessie (born 1856 in Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Charles's Servant, William (born 1868 in Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Charles Alexander's household
Charles
Alexander
Head
Christina
Alexander
Wife
Joseph
Alexander
Son
Mary
Alexander
Daughter
Jessie
Cruickshank
Servant
William
Cruden
Servant
| First name(s) | Charles |
| Last name | Alexander |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 58 |
| Birth year | 1823 |
| Birth place | Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles | Alexander | Head | Married | 58 | 1823 | Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Alexander | Wife | Married | 47 | 1834 | St Fergus, Banffshire, Scotland | |
Joseph | Alexander | Son | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Alexander | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Cruickshank | Servant | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
William | Cruden | Servant | - | 13 | 1868 | Longside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of Charles Alexander in Peterhead in 1881, and follow the Alexander family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for Charles Alexander
We’ve found Charles Alexander in 80 family trees. Find out more about Charles Alexander's household and view the Alexander family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of Charles Alexander, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.