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Household of David M Alexander (born 1837, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Knaresborough, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), England

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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.

David M Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David M Alexander, born in 1837 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. David M was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1842 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England. They had 2 children; May N (born 1869 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England) and Catherine L (born 1874 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were David M's Servant, Esther (born 1855 in Brafferton, Yorkshire, England), David M's Servant, Annie (born 1858 in Londonderry), David M's Servant, Jane E (born 1863 in Yorkshire, England) and David M's Servant, Rosa (born 1862 in Germany).


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David M Alexander's household

Male

David M

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Female

May N

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Catherine L

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Esther

Thackray

Servant
Female

Annie

Mason

Servant
Female

Jane E

Lofthouse

Servant
Female

Rosa

Heines

Servant
First name(s) David M
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David M

Alexander

Head

Married

44

1837

Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

39

1842

Rochdale, Lancashire, England

May N

Alexander

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Catherine L

Alexander

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Esther

Thackray

Servant

-

26

1855

Brafferton, Yorkshire, England

Annie

Mason

Servant

Single

23

1858

Londonderry

Jane E

Lofthouse

Servant

Single

18

1863

Yorkshire, England

Rosa

Heines

Servant

Single

19

1862

Germany

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