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Household of William Alexander (born 1845, Berkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Westminster, London,Middlesex, 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.

William Alexander and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1845 in Hungerford, Berkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Helena Alexander, born in 1858 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They had 1 child; Edith M, born 1880 in Lambeth, Surrey, England.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother In Law, Mary A (born 1839 in Harrow, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, George W (born 1863 in Marylebone, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Henry C (born 1864 in Woking, Surrey, England), William's Servant, Florence (born 1865 in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) and William's Servant, Alice S (born 1866 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Helena

Alexander

Wife
Female

Edith M

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Brook

Mother In Law
Male

George W

Meen

Servant
Male

Henry C

Perry

Servant
Female

Florence

Whitehead

Servant
Female

Alice S

Ansell

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

36

1845

Hungerford, Berkshire, England

Helena

Alexander

Wife

Married

23

1858

Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Edith M

Alexander

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Lambeth, Surrey, England

Mary A

Brook

Mother In Law

Widow

42

1839

Harrow, Middlesex, England

George W

Meen

Servant

Single

18

1863

Marylebone, Middlesex, England

Henry C

Perry

Servant

Single

17

1864

Woking, Surrey, England

Florence

Whitehead

Servant

Single

16

1865

Hertford, Hertfordshire, England

Alice S

Ansell

Servant

Single

15

1866

Pimlico, Middlesex, England

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