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Household of William Alexander (born 1839)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Great Ouseburn, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 1839 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1850 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England. They had 6 children; James H (born 1870 in Swinton, Yorkshire, England), Mary J (born 1873 in Brandsby, Yorkshire, England), Jessie E (born 1875 in Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England), Frances R (born 1878 in Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England), Sarah A (born 1880 in Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England) and Albert W (born 1881 in Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Male

James H

Alexander

Son
Female

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie E

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Frances R

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Sarah A

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Albert W

Alexander

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

42

1839

Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

31

1850

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

James H

Alexander

Son

Single

11

1870

Swinton, Yorkshire, England

Mary J

Alexander

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Brandsby, Yorkshire, England

Jessie E

Alexander

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England

Frances R

Alexander

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England

Sarah A

Alexander

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England

Albert W

Alexander

Son

Single

0

1881

Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, England

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