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Household of William Alexander (born 1834)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 1834 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jane Alexander, born in 1837 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas N (born 1862 in South Shields, Durham, England), Margaret J (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England) and William J (born 1870 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Annie N Mason, born in 1871 in South Shields, Durham, England.


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Jane

Alexander

Wife
Male

Thomas N

Alexander

Son
Female

Margaret J

Alexander

Daughter
Male

William J

Alexander

Son
Female

Annie N

Mason

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

47

1834

Scotland

Jane

Alexander

Wife

Married

44

1837

Scotland

Thomas N

Alexander

Son

Single

19

1862

South Shields, Durham, England

Margaret J

Alexander

Daughter

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

William J

Alexander

Son

Single

11

1870

South Shields, Durham, England

Annie N

Mason

Niece

Single

10

1871

South Shields, Durham, England

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