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Household of William Alexander (born 1835, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Alexander, born in 1835 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Alexander, born in 1838 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 7 children; Mary (born 1859 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Eliza (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Henry (born 1869 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Williamina (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Susan (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and David (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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William Alexander's household

Male

William

Alexander

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife
Female

Mary

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Alexander

Daughter
Male

Henry

Alexander

Son
Female

Williamina

Alexander

Daughter
Female

Susan

Alexander

Daughter
Male

David

Alexander

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Alexander
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Alexander

Head

Married

46

1835

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Alexander

Wife

Married

43

1838

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Mary

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Alexander

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Eliza

Alexander

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Henry

Alexander

Son

-

12

1869

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Williamina

Alexander

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Susan

Alexander

Daughter

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David

Alexander

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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