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Household of John Alexander (born 1831, Northumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hampstead, London,Middlesex, 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.

John Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1831 in Wooler, Northumberland, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary E Alexander, born in 1847 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. They had 2 children; James F (born 1877 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England) and Lucy W M (born 1879 in Hampstead, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Mary (born 1853 in Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Harriet (born 1859 in Milton, Oxfordshire, England) and John's Servant, Susannah (born 1850 in Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary E

Alexander

Wife
Male

James F

Alexander

Son
Female

Lucy W M

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary

Thorn

Servant
Female

Harriet

Quarterman

Servant
Female

Susannah

Richards

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Wooler, Northumberland, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

50

1831

Wooler, Northumberland, England

Mary E

Alexander

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bradford, Yorkshire, England

James F

Alexander

Son

Single

4

1877

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Lucy W M

Alexander

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Hampstead, Middlesex, England

Mary

Thorn

Servant

Single

28

1853

Alford, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Harriet

Quarterman

Servant

Single

22

1859

Milton, Oxfordshire, England

Susannah

Richards

Servant

Single

31

1850

Bloomsbury, Middlesex, England

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