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Household of Hugh Alexander (born 1830, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, 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.

Hugh Alexander and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Hugh Alexander, born in 1830 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 6 members. Hugh was the head of the household, married to Jeanie Alexander, born in 1840 in Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jeanie L (born 1879 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Hugh's Brother-In-Law, William (born 1847 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Hugh's Brother-In-Law, James (born 1851 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Hugh Alexander's household

Male

Hugh

Alexander

Head
Female

Jeanie

Alexander

Wife
Female

Jeanie L

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William

Wilson

Brother-In-Law
Male

James

Wilson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Hugh
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Hugh

Alexander

Head

Married

51

1830

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Alexander

Wife

Married

41

1840

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jeanie L

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

1

1880

Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Wilson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Wilson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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