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Household of William Alexander (born 1843, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1843 in Liverpool, Lancashire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Alexander, born in 1851 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; James (born 1868 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), William (born 1870 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Beatrice (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Ann Aston, born in 1821 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Margaret

Alexander

Wife
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Female

Beatrice

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Ann

Aston

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

38

1843

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Margaret

Alexander

Wife

Married

30

1851

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

James

Alexander

Son

Single

13

1868

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

William

Alexander

Son

Single

11

1870

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Beatrice

Alexander

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Ann

Aston

Mother In Law

Widow

60

1821

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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