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Household of Joseph Alexander (born 1820, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, 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.

Joseph Alexander and 2 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Alexander, born in 1820 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, consisted of 3 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alexander, born in 1850 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Janet, born 1865 in Wigtownshire, Scotland.


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Joseph Alexander's household

Male

Joseph

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife
Female

Janet

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (3 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Alexander

Head

Married

61

1820

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

31

1850

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Janet

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Wigtownshire, Scotland

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