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Household of John Alexander (born 1843, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverness, Invernessshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Alexander, born in 1843 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret Alex Alexander, born in 1846 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John Alex (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Anne (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Invernessshire, Scotland).


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John Alexander's household

Male

John

Alexander

Head
Female

Margaret Alex

Alexander

Wife
Male

John Alex

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Helen

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Anne

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Alexander

Head

Married

38

1843

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret Alex

Alexander

Wife

Married

35

1846

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John Alex

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Anne

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Invernessshire, Scotland

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