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Household of Robert Alexander (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durham, 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.

Robert Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Alexander, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Eleanor Alexander, born in 1844 in Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1870 in Durham, England), James (born 1873 in Durham, England), Robert (born 1876 in Durham, England), Margaret (born 1878 in Brandon, Durham, England) and John (born 1881 in Brandon, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Lodger, Martin Charlton, born in 1850 in Tudhoe, Durham, England.


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Robert Alexander's household

Male

Robert

Alexander

Head
Female

Eleanor

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

Robert

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John

Alexander

Son
Male

Martin

Charlton

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Alexander

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Eleanor

Alexander

Wife

Married

37

1844

Northumberland Heath, Northumberland, England

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Durham, England

James

Alexander

Son

Single

8

1873

Durham, England

Robert

Alexander

Son

Single

5

1876

Durham, England

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Brandon, Durham, England

John

Alexander

Son

Single

0

1881

Brandon, Durham, England

Martin

Charlton

Lodger

Single

31

1850

Tudhoe, Durham, England

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