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Household of William Alexander (born 1816, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lawrencekirk, Kincardineshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1816 in Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie C Alexander, born in 1830 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1856 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James (born 1855 in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Jean Logie, born in 1862 in Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Jessie C

Alexander

Wife
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
Male

James

Alexander

Son
Female

Jean

Logie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

65

1816

Dun, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie C

Alexander

Wife

Married

51

1830

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Alexander

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, Scotland

Jean

Logie

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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