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Household of William Alexander (born 1836, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bourtie, Aberdeenshire, 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.

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 1836 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Alexander, born in 1844 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 2 children; Rachel E (born 1872 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and George J (born 1874 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Robert (born 1854 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, Francis (born 1864 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), William's Servant, George (born 1864 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Jane (born 1862 in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Agnes

Alexander

Wife
Female

Rachel E

Alexander

Daughter
Male

George J

Alexander

Son
Male

Robert

Rennie

Servant
Male

Francis

Man

Servant
Male

George

West

Servant
Female

Jane

McKintosh

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

45

1836

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Agnes

Alexander

Wife

Married

37

1844

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Rachel E

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George J

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Robert

Rennie

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Francis

Man

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

West

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

McKintosh

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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