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Household of John Alexander (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1837 in , consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Alexander, born in 1839 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1864 in Scotland), Jessie (born 1867 in Scotland), Kate (born 1875 in Scotland) and Christina (born 1878 in Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Kate

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Christina

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Wife

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

Single

17

1864

Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Scotland

Kate

Alexander

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Scotland

Christina

Alexander

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Scotland

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