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Household of Charles Alexander (born 1853, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hutchesontown, 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.

Charles Alexander and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Charles Alexander, born in 1853 in Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 6 members. Charles was the head of the household, married to Helen R Alexander, born in 1850 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland. They had 3 children; John Mck (born 1872 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland), Maggie (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William R (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Charles's Lodger, Thomas Kirkwood, born in 1856 in Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Charles Alexander's household

Male

Charles

Alexander

Head
Female

Helen R

Alexander

Wife
Male

John Mck

Alexander

Son
Female

Maggie

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William R

Alexander

Son
Male

Thomas

Kirkwood

Lodger
First name(s) Charles
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Charles

Alexander

Head

Married

28

1853

Kirriemuir, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Helen R

Alexander

Wife

Married

31

1850

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

John Mck

Alexander

Son

-

9

1872

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

Maggie

Alexander

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William R

Alexander

Son

-

3

1878

-

Thomas

Kirkwood

Lodger

Unmarried

25

1856

Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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