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Household of John Alexander (born 1811, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Keith, Banffshire, 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.

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 1811 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Ann Alexander, born in 1820 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ann (born 1857 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James (born 1859 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1861 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Grandson, George Campbell, born in 1879 in Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland.


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Ann

Alexander

Wife
Female

Ann

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Male

George

Campbell

Grandson
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

70

1811

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Wife

Married

61

1820

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Ann

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

-

20

1861

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Campbell

Grandson

-

2

1879

Rathven, Banffshire, Scotland

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