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Household of William Alexander (born 1850, Banffshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Turriff, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1850 in Marnoch, Banffshire, consisted of 4 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Alexander, born in 1861 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1880 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was William's Lodger, James Merchant, born in 1874 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Mary

Alexander

Wife
Male

William

Alexander

Son
Male

James

Merchant

Lodger
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

31

1850

Marnoch, Banffshire, Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Wife

Married

20

1861

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Alexander

Son

-

1

1880

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

James

Merchant

Lodger

-

7

1874

Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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