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Household of Matthew Alexander (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stockton, Durham, 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.

Matthew Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Alexander, born in 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alexander, born in 1839 in Stockton, Durham, England. They had 2 children; Mary J (born 1866 in Hartlepool, Durham, England) and John (born 1868 in Stockton, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Matthew's Stepson, John (born 1862 in Stockton, Durham, England), Matthew's Stepson, Joseph (born 1866 in Stockton, Durham, England), Matthew's Stepson, Robert (born 1869 in Stockton, Durham, England) and Matthew's Servant, Mary (born 1864 in Stockton, Durham, England).


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Matthew Alexander's household

Male

Matthew

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

John

Rowntre

Stepson
Male

Joseph

Rowntre

Stepson
Male

Robert

Rowntre

Stepson
Female

Mary

Armstrong

Servant
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Alexander

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

42

1839

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter

Single

15

1866

Hartlepool, Durham, England

John

Alexander

Son

Single

13

1868

Stockton, Durham, England

John

Rowntre

Stepson

Single

19

1862

Stockton, Durham, England

Joseph

Rowntre

Stepson

Single

15

1866

Stockton, Durham, England

Robert

Rowntre

Stepson

Single

12

1869

Stockton, Durham, England

Mary

Armstrong

Servant

Single

17

1864

Stockton, Durham, England

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