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Household of Thomas Alexander (born 1826, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Thomas Alexander and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alexander, born in 1826 in Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Annie Alexander, born in 1834 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; David L (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James C (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John L (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander O (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Alexander's household

Male

Thomas

Alexander

Head
Female

Annie

Alexander

Wife
Male

David L

Alexander

Son
Female

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James C

Alexander

Son
Male

John L

Alexander

Son
Male

Alexander O

Alexander

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alexander

Head

Married

55

1826

Perthshire, Scotland

Annie

Alexander

Wife

Married

47

1834

Lanarkshire, Scotland

David L

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James C

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John L

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander O

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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