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Household of John Alexander (born 1826, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1826 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Elizabeth (born 1822 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), John's Servant, May (born 1864 in Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1864 in Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Alexander (born 1867 in Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Sister
Female

May

Milton

Servant
Male

James

Reid

Servant
Male

Alexander

Morison

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Widower

55

1826

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Sister

Unmarried

59

1822

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

May

Milton

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Cabrach, Banffshire, Scotland

Alexander

Morison

Servant

Unmarried

14

1867

Forgue, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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