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Household of Thomas Alexander (born 1847, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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.

Thomas Alexander and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Alexander, born in 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Ann Alexander, born in 1844 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth A (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Helen D (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Hamilton B (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and David B (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Alexander's household

Male

Thomas

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth Ann

Alexander

Wife
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Elizabeth A

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Helen D

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Hamilton B

Alexander

Son
Male

David B

Alexander

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Alexander

Head

Married

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth Ann

Alexander

Wife

Married

37

1844

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Alexander

Daughter

-

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth A

Alexander

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen D

Alexander

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Hamilton B

Alexander

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

David B

Alexander

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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