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Household of Robert B A Alexander (born 1852, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

Robert B A Alexander and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert B A Alexander, born in 1852 in Leith, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Robert B A was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth R Alexander, born in 1854 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 2 children; Margaret A (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Elizabeth B (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert B A's Brother-In-Law, John H H (born 1859 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B A's Sister-In-Law, Christina E (born 1860 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B A's Sister-In-Law, Catherine (born 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B A's Brother-In-Law, Adam (born 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert B A's Brother-In-Law, Thomas R (born 1866 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert B A's Visitor, John (born 1834 in Wales).


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Robert B A Alexander's household

Male

Robert B A

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth R

Alexander

Wife
Female

Margaret A

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth B

Alexander

Daughter
Male

John H H

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law
Female

Christina E

Turnbull

Sister-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Turnbull

Sister-In-Law
Male

Adam

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law
Male

Thomas R

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law
Male

John

Richards

Visitor
First name(s) Robert B A
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 29
Birth year 1852
Birth place Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert B A

Alexander

Head

Married

29

1852

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth R

Alexander

Wife

Married

27

1854

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret A

Alexander

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth B

Alexander

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John H H

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

22

1859

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina E

Turnbull

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Turnbull

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

19

1862

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Adam

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law

-

16

1865

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas R

Turnbull

Brother-In-Law

-

15

1866

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Richards

Visitor

Married

47

1834

Wales

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