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Household of Joseph Alexander (born 1830, Worcestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birmingham, Warwickshire, 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.

Joseph Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Alexander, born in 1830 in King's Norton, Worcestershire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Helen Alexander, born in 1842 in Ireland. They had 4 children; William (born 1874 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Mary H (born 1876 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), John (born 1878 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England) and Elizabeth (born 1879 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Daughter Step, Rose (born 1865 in Ireland) and Joseph's Son Step, Alexander (born 1868 in Ireland).


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Joseph Alexander's household

Male

Joseph

Alexander

Head
Female

Helen

Alexander

Wife
Female

Rose

Kelly

Daughter Step
Male

Alexander

Kelly

Son Step
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary H

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place King's Norton, Worcestershire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Alexander

Head

Married

51

1830

King's Norton, Worcestershire, England

Helen

Alexander

Wife

Married

39

1842

Ireland

Rose

Kelly

Daughter Step

Single

16

1865

Ireland

Alexander

Kelly

Son Step

Single

13

1868

Ireland

William

Alexander

Son

Single

7

1874

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Mary H

Alexander

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

John

Alexander

Son

Single

3

1878

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth

Alexander

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

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