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Household of John Alexander (born 1839, Derbyshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1839 in Belper, Derbyshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Emma Alexander, born in 1851 in Cavendish, Suffolk, England. They had 7 children; Richard (born 1868 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Julia (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Frank (born 1872 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alfred (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Elizabeth (born 1874 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Laura (born 1875 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Benjamin (born 1881 in Islington, Middlesex, England).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Emma

Alexander

Wife
Male

Richard

Alexander

Son
Female

Julia

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Frank

Alexander

Son
Male

Alfred

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Laura

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Benjamin

Alexander

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Belper, Derbyshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

42

1839

Belper, Derbyshire, England

Emma

Alexander

Wife

Married

30

1851

Cavendish, Suffolk, England

Richard

Alexander

Son

Single

13

1868

Islington, Middlesex, England

Julia

Alexander

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Frank

Alexander

Son

Single

9

1872

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alfred

Alexander

Son

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Islington, Middlesex, England

Laura

Alexander

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Islington, Middlesex, England

Benjamin

Alexander

Son

Single

0

1881

Islington, Middlesex, England

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