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Household of Peter Alexander (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, 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.

Peter Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Alexander, born in 1840 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Marian Alexander, born in 1843 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elisabeth (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1881 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Peter Alexander's household

Male

Peter

Alexander

Head
Female

Marian

Alexander

Wife
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Alexander

Daughter
Male

George

Alexander

Son
Female

Annie

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Helen

Alexander

Daughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Alexander

Head

Married

41

1840

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Marian

Alexander

Wife

Married

38

1843

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Alexander

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Alexander

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Alexander

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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