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Household of Gilbert Alexander (born 1838, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kinning Park, 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.

Gilbert Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Gilbert Alexander, born in 1838 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 8 members. Gilbert was the head of the household, married to Agnes Hyslop Alexander, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in -), John H (born 1870 in -), Jessie S M (born 1873 in -), Gilbert (born 1875 in -) and Isabella (born 1878 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was Gilbert's Brother-In-Law, William Hislop, born in 1858 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Gilbert Alexander's household

Male

Gilbert

Alexander

Head
Female

Agnes Hyslop

Alexander

Wife
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

John H

Alexander

Son
Female

Jessie S M

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Gilbert

Alexander

Son
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William

Hislop

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Gilbert
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Gilbert

Alexander

Head

Married

43

1838

Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Agnes Hyslop

Alexander

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

-

John H

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

-

Jessie S M

Alexander

Daughter

-

8

1873

-

Gilbert

Alexander

Son

-

6

1875

-

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

3

1878

-

William

Hislop

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

23

1858

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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